Nemours village in France

Day trips are always on our agenda when in France.

This time we visited the charming town of

Nemours.

We enjoyed our picnic lunch 

on the banks of the Loing river

just below the Chateau de Nemours

which you can see in the above photo - lower right.

We want the girls to enjoy these day trips too,

so it is important for them to stretch their legs after

being in the car for an hour or more - hence the picnic!

After eating they enjoyed running along the river bank

and feeding the ducks with our leftovers!

We then wandered over to see the 17th century Chateau

and stepped inside it's medieval world.

Like all castles of long ago, the rooms were large

with high vaulted ceilings, twisting stone stairways

and enormous heavy arched doorways.

It was sparsely decorated without the usual

rich wall tapestries and rugs on the floors.

The temperature inside the Chateau was cold

 even though 

outside it was 36°C (98°F)

We warmed up once we stepped outside into the sunshine

and walked through the town centre.

We enjoyed our day in Nemours, and marvelled at the

feast of medieval buildings and monuments 

that were built centuries ago.

It's well worth a visit if you should be in the area!

There's even a tea salon

which I will post about soon!

I'm joining Judith for Mosaic Monday

and

Stephanie for Roses of Inspiration

and

Our World Tuesday

hosted by Arija, Gattina, Lady Fi, Sylvia, Sandy & Jennifer.

Thank you ladies for hosting your weekly memes.

Take care and

be kind to one another

Merci à bientôt

Shane