Wednesday morning we once again hit the bakery to get breakfast and lunch. We were lucky enough to also find parking (and use all my dinky change to pay the parking) right next to the Blois chateau. Joan of Arc once stayed there; it is built in a square in four differing styles. The picture is of the famous staircase, I forget why it is famous; it looks just like Chambord's to me! Chaumont was our last chateau and it was a terrible disappointment. While is is quite beautiful from the outside, the inside was a confusing hodge-podge of art and pictures from the 20's combined with modern art. Even in the gardens were strange exhibits of trees wrapped in black plastic strips. It was interesting to note that our favorite castles were owned by individual families and our least favorite were owned by France. Seriously, who goes to an ancient castle to view modern art?
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