France, Day 3

This morning, we woke up to a blanket of snow which created a shift in plans. We loaded up the car and headed about an hour south to the Chateau de Fountainebleu, the country estate for royalty for centuries. 

Before landing at the castle, we stumbled upon a Sunday street market, which is one of our favorite foreign city traditions. We shopped among locals, zig-zagging in and out of food stalls, cheese stands and fish mongers. We settled on some French soap and a couple of stinky French cheeses. We played at a local playground before heading to the palace.

In the castle, the boys' attentions waned shortly after leaving the Napoleon apartments, which was the last place the famous monarch lived before exile. The palace was enormous and opulent, and the kids did great moving between all the rooms. Aside from an almost mishap where Trent tried to ascend the throne (literally), we had a great morning.

After the tour, we headed to lunch, which much to Grant's delight was quintessentially French, complete with escargot. Everyone liked the escargot, save me (erin). I didn't hate it...but I was good at one!

We drove around the French countryside a bit, including an old medieval town before heading back to watch the Purdue/Butler game (yes, we travel with our Roku).

After the game, we headed out for a late dinner. We went to a French chain which was, like most chains, passable but not special.

Tomorrow, we head to champagne country!