Chenonceau et Blois

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February 6th 2010

Published: February 7th 2010

Today was a pretty rainy day, which was disappointing because we went to Chenonceau which is supposed to be one of the most beautiful castles in France because it’s built on a river. It was beautiful, but the water was kind of gross and murky from the rain, which made the castle not look quite as cool. Also the huge front section of the castle is currently being restored and has scaffolding with... Read Full Entry

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Famous staircase at Blois

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This used to be the outside of the castle..

There were a bunch of rooms in Blois that were filled with pieces of what used to be on the exterior of the castle

View of the castle from the famous staircase

We made a pretty good dent in those...

Sampling Chocolate Mousse!

Our guide and the chocolate facilities

Wax figure

The thing in his basket it a cocoa pod...

7th February 2010

Mom
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Chenonceau & Blois
Sounds like you're getting a long list of sights to go back to when the weather is better! Great photos--especially the one with you on the royal throne!

15th February 2010

Dad
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On the throne
I always thought you wanted to be queen for a day or maybe longer

17th February 2010

Katie
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CASTLES AND CHOCOLATE?! YUM.

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