Chateau Chantilly We took a train from Gare du Nord to get to this chateau. It was about 40 minutes. At the train station there was a bus that took us to the chateau for free. A walk would have been about 25 minutes. We knew we would be walking all day so we took the bus. You need to buy a ticket in advance to get in and … Continue reading Chateau de Chantilly
Chateau de Fontainebleau Today we did something a little different and booked a tour to the two chateaus. We usually do things on our own, but these two chateaus are located a ways from train stations and the travel seemed complicated. Our tour included transportation from Paris to each chateau and back and admission to both chateaus which included audio guides. We had no guide on the … Continue reading Chateau de Fontainebleau and Chateau Vaux-le-Vicomte
My husband had a big plan to take a train to a town about an hour from Dunkirk, but we were so tired from our adventure with castles, we decided to take it easy and just explore Dunkirk. The cruise provided a shuttle bus to bring us into the center of the city. It dropped us off in front of city hall. My husband searched for a … Continue reading Dunkirk, France
Today we opted to take an excursion through the ship. We didn’t know when we would be close enough to Mont Saint-Michel to visit it. However, when we got on the bus, they told us the ride was closer to three hours than two. I did not enjoy the long ride. There is always some loud talkers that stop everyone from resting. We arrived at Monte Saint-Michel around … Continue reading Monte Saint-Michel, Normandy, France
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