Day 8 by Uri

Today as a group we visited Castle Chambord. This was by far he biggest castle we visited exterior wise. Some parts were under construction, but the back facing the gardens was primed for picture taking. There were many interesting rooms and things inside the castle. For one it had the opposing spiral staircases, which were very fun to look across and see others. Besides the recreated parts of the castle, there were some interesting art pieces that decorated the 3rd floor. Going back to the recreated parts of the castle, the bedrooms and other rooms, as both castles before, were somewhat extravagant. The bedsheets were full of design and the rooms were spacious. The rooms for information probably has the second most interesting thing after the outside appearance of the house. Seeing all these nice objects and descriptions of them was good for information. Me and David missed the opportunity to make it to the gardens, but the view from the roof of the castle was a sight. David, Eric, and I also worked hard to try to complete the map by filling in as much blue as possible, but that didn’t work as some rooms are cut off. I think the castle was a very nice experience.

Today apart from the group, David, Eric, Clement, Etienne, Barnabé and I went shopping. We looked at clothes in the shopping center by the bus station. We looked at shoes, clothes, and a French brand that makes bags. Shopping in France is way more expensive. We then went to McDonalds. In the evening I went to a saxophone quintet rehearsal for Clement. It was enjoyable hearing some saxophone since I have been far removed from my own.