the totally grand castle of Louis' 14th 15th & 16th. We got in the building at about 11:30!!.
Of course, it is all gold and glamour, and no wonder the peasants revolted and chopped the aristocracy's heads off.
We had lunch in the gardens, and walked about a bit,
then caught the train back to town, and went to the museum we'd missed yesterday.
Another serpentine queue, but then some looks at genuine original masterpieces, including Monet, van Gogh, Renoir, Gaugin etc.
We were there until they kicked us out at 17:30.
Another train ride back home, tea and back to the hostel to write this and pack up.
Monday 21 July Paris
After our late night last night we slept in, and spent the morning catching up on the computer. We left about 11:30, and sat outside the Musee d'Orsay (art from 19th century) eating lunch and watching a film crew set up for something. We then noticed that no-one was coming in and going out of the doors, and realised that the museum was closed on Mondays. Silly people - there are crowds who want to get in - don't know why they need to shut.
So that left us at a bit of a loose end, so we looked in the book,, walked back along the riverbank, and made our way to the Musee de Moyen Age (mediaeval). It was in a lovely ancient building,
and contained ceramics, tapestries, wood carvings,
and stone
and metal work. That filled up our afternoon quite well.
We took a load of washing to the laundromat, and had kebabs in the Turkish cafe opposite.
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