If you have ever watched the BBC show Merlin, then you will be familiar with this place:
My husband, Steve, had been here about fifteen years ago, when he was in France for work. The chateau is located north of Paris — we rented a car and made the drive over. The day cleared up as we reached the commune of Pierrefonds and it being a Tuesday, the chateau was nearly empty.
View of the Commune de Pierrefonds from the castle
We explored the chateau at our leisure
Our drive back to Paris took us through some gorgeous, picturesque villages. France is really such a beautiful country and we definitely look forward to taking the boys there someday.
Our next landmark visit was due to a request from our oldest, who wanted us to go to the very top of the Eiffel Tower and take a picture of Paris below.
However, when we finally made it up to the top, after a 45-minute delay when the cars stopped working, it was so foggy that we could not see a thing out of the top floor – oops! So down we went to the second level and snapped pictures for our boy.
We spoke to him later that night (afternoon in the US) and explained what happened. He was a little bummed but he thanked us for trying.
Next post, I will take you twenty years back in time, to my first visit to Paris.
Casa de Berry 