Chateau Visit

Friday, December 20, 1991

The next day we had a nice little breakfast of bagettes and various spreads and prepared ourselves for the day. We decided that we would see the inside of the chateau and try to cover the gardens. I was kinda itchin to show them around Paris, but we got a bit of a late start. I had actually not visited the chateau even though I passed through it everyday. I guess it was one of those things you do when people come to visit. I also wasn’t very interested in seeing it before that because I thought it was too opulent. That said, I found it quite interesting once we had seen it. It was interesting to see, but not necessarily something I’d want for myself or a style that I would seek out. Though I did really like the Hall of Mirrors and the Battle Gallery. Maybe because they were tall long well lit spaces. Garishness seemed more appropriate for spaces that size. As my sister, Nancy, said: “Pretty cool but definitely not my taste in decoration. The place was huge. Why did they need all those rooms? Seemed like a waste and a lot to clean.”

After the chateau we made our way through the gardens. Again, I was so excited for them to be there and see it, that I was hoping to give them a complete tour. But our time was running short and jetlag was still wearing on them. As always we found time to goof around in the gardens.

We saw major points including the Latona Fountain and the Apollo basin. Then made our way over toward the hamlet. My sister Nancy remembers: the Fountain of Latona with the frogs circling the tiers” and “the row of statues leading to the Apollo basin.”

Afterward, we went home and had stew and bratwurst with my roommate, Clovis. I also tried to get tickets to see Romeo & Juliet, but they were closed when I got there.