Thursday, July 1, 2010

Fontainebleau, France



This a must visit place. Chateau Fontainebleau was the residence of many French kings and queens prior to the French revolution and was also the residence of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Marie Antoinette also resided here, and she was famous for saying "Let them have cake then" when she was told that there was no more bread to feed the poor.


Fontainbleau is 55km from Paris, so not hard to get to if you are in Paris. These pictures really do not do the place justice. You just have to visit it to appreciate the grandeur of the place. The palace grounds were also massive, and it is conveniently located next to the Fontainbleau forest, a favourite hunting place of the royals.




One of the many ornate and OTT bedchambers


The chapel within the Castle


Castle grounds


The best macaroons ever! Even better than the ones that I had in Paris...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

[DQ]: awwwwww.....:)
wow you have blogged so much that i cannot keep up! some random comments:
1. i loved the comment about covering all the wine bottles with dirt. made complete sense to me!
2. one of the surgical instruments looks like a 'pie tee' mould
3. how does steak tartare taste? i always thought it looks like it's come straight from those coles trays of raw beef mince you use to make spag bol. im sure it's much more appetising than that!
4. the hospital beds looks luxurious. i wouldnt mind sleeping there
5. you know you are too lucky when your ratio of savoury to sweet dishes is nearly 1:1, and when you have eaten too many fine foods to remember what the dishes were called! wooohoo!!

keep these wonderful blogs coming- i am enjoying your holiday from the comfort of my own home/PJs!