So saturday I had the excursion to Blois and Amboise. First stop: Amboise...
Amboise is a really cool chateaux that was mostly destroyed by revolutioneers. I would love to go back in time and tell them that tearing down 3/4 of a major tourist destination is a bad idea and that the french people would regret their decision, but alas I can do no such thing. Olesya and I have decided though that we were born to be princesses.
Beautiful tapestries, intense stone sculptures, and amazing woodwork. And of course fabulous views. yep, definitely born to be a princess. We also got to see Leonardo Da Vinci's grave (it's in the royal chapel). Then after chateau-ing it up we went and visited Da Vinci's house (for those who do not know, he spent the last three years of his life sitting in the lap of luxury as the french king's new favorite). Very cool but we weren't allowed to take pictures inside.
Next stop: Blois. Blois was awesome just in that it was all still standing. Well sort of. This is yet another castle that went through multiple renovations, not all of which went to completion. Literally four different styles of architecture, all vastly different. You can literrally look around the inner courtyard and watch the renaissance take over france. Very cool. Can't wait to show you pictures.
Walked around a bit. Had the best lemon sorbet ever...like frozen lemonade on a cone...yummy! And then we got back on the bus and came home.
On an unrelated note, I'm reading this really awesome book right now. In english it's title is Life of Pi and you should go buy it and read it right now. Super duper good. Almost as good as the sorbet. Ok I'm done for now. Pictures on facebook later today.
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