Day 10

Hi everyone!

We have now been in Paris for a few days and it is absolutely gorgeous. For our tenth day in Europe, we first visited Fontainebleau and the beautiful palace located there. We got a great tour of this palace and learned alot about who it has housed over the years. Many kings resided there when they were not at the Louvre or other homes. An interestering part of this palace was that there were many different designs within the building because most kings who lived there changed something about it to go with their own personal tastes. One of the most famous men to reside there was Napoleon himself.

Many rooms of this palace are decorated with gold embellishments and intricate detail. There are many different apartmetns within the massive home and each room had its own purpose back when royalty lived in it. There were rooms used solely for sleeping to ones used as grand ballrooms and throne rooms. The state does an amazing job of keeping the palace in tip-top shape. One of the best parts about this place, however, had to be the perfectly symmetrical garden behind the building where we must have taken at least 10 group photos! After the tour was over, we had some free time to get lunch and explore the town a little bit.

After leaving Fontaibleau we stopped at Barbizon Village to check out the little town. It is actually an extremely quiet town with not all that much going on. Artists tend to live there, and many people also visit for peaceful vacations. We walked around for a few minutes and then jumped back on the bus to go back to the hotel and have free time from about 4:00 p.m. on. Overall, it was a good day and the trip has been amazing so far!

Jamie Pepin 2014