Fontainebleau

Finally made it to Fontainebleau and Laurance and I had a fab time strolling around this amazing chateau savoring the history and architecture. it's an exciting compendium of French royal style - begun by Francois I (one of our favorites), and added to/decorated/updated by Louis XIV, Louis XV, Marie Antoinette, Napolean and Napolean III. Fascinating.


These are the famous stairs where Napolean bade his farewell to his troops before going off to exile.