On Thursday, the second to last full day I had in Paris, Morgan and I set off in the morning to the town of Chantilly, which is north of Paris. It is actually just a few minutes from the chateau of the family she lives with, and so we'd taken the train there before and knew the system.
Eventually we made our way through beautiful green fields to the actual Chateau de Chantilly, which is surrounded by a gorgeous, flat moat, and a large gravel driveway. Entering the Chateau was an amazing experience for me; in general, I don't particularly prefer touring the insides of old homes, I enjoy the grounds and gardens. But in this case, I absolutely loved going through all the rooms and seeing the beautiful art and sculptures the families living there had amassed over the hundreds of years since it was built. When the Chateau was given to the French state, the artwork was left as-was, and so there is an entire room full of paintings, hallways full of prints, stained glass and sculptures, anti-rooms with pottery and antiques, and a gorgeous, gorgeous library remniscent of the one in Beauty and the Beast.
We headed back to Paris, and that evening Morgan's host family took the two of us to dinner at a Southern French restaurant in Paris, where we had yummy foie gras and duck for dinner. It was nice to see them a last time before leaving, because I spent a lot of time with them and at their apartment!
The next day was my last day in Paris :(
Some more FANTASTIC photos of Chantilly to the right...it was my FAVORITE chateau that I've seen in France!!!
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