Day Four in Paris

Another fun day in Paris.  After our late night last night, we got up and headed out relatively early, for us, about 10:45 AM.   It was raining when we got up, but by the time we headed out the door, the blue sky and wind had arrived.  First, we took the metro, the train, and the bus (in that order) to the Fontainebleau Chateau. 

This chateau was much larger than Vincennes and further out of Paris.  Fontainebleau was the home of kings.  My head was swimming by the time we left with names like Napoleon, Marie-Antoinette, and all the kings of the 16, 17, and 18th centuries.  Here are a few rooms to give you an idea.  First, a bedroom.

Next, the throne room.

The Fontainebleau chapel.

Proof that Kim and I are traveling together.  Also proof that we have to concentrate hard to take pictures of ourselves and can't smile at the same time!

The gardens and parks surrounding the chateau were beautiful.  I was playing with the panorama feature on my camera here.

Look at those beautiful skies.  It was really windy though the fountains were blowing sideways!

After the visit it was time to get a quick lunch before catching the bus, back to the train, back to the metro.  We each had a Cafe Creme (coffee with cream) and a sandwich.

This evening we went to a fun event that I had found on a blog site I watch, David Lebovitz's living the sweet life in Paris.     The event was raising money for a charity called SOS help.  It's an English speaking helpline for English speakers in Paris.  There was wine and appetizers, but most fun, David Lebovitz spoke and there was a lovely Canadian folk singer called Cat Jahnke.  It was a really nice evening.  We both enjoyed it.  It was fun learning a little bit about American and English ex-pats and what it's like to live in Paris as an ex-pat.

On our walk home, we crossed the street to drool at another Chocolatier window display.  I'll leave you this evening with a view of this display.  I think we'll have to go back for the Candied Orange Slices dipped in Dark Chocolate.