A little detail inside the Chateau

Last Days at Chateau Robert

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June 1st 2006
Well, I think we’ve been being at least a bit more like tourists and less like lazy aristocrats as of late, though I say this even as the scent of our second to last dinner prepared by Alain is wafting into the game room here where I’m writing. Three days ago we drove to Pau, which is a city of about half a million people situated about an hour and a half’s drive southwest of the chateau ... read more

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Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Nevertheless, France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader am... ... read more