We were fortunate to be only a five minute walk to the Gare de Lyon from the Airbnb.
Our bus driver was rather grumpy. With the narrow streets, a lady in a small car made the
mistake of turning down the street and blocking the bus. As the bigger vehicle, the bus driver
wasn’t giving an inch. The lady even got out and cussed him out. She finally got back in her car
and began to back up down the street. Every little bit she backed up, he inched forward.
We arrived at the castle and began a tour of Napolean’s home. So lavish for the time. The castle
was similar to Versailles but much less busy and not nearly so grand and opulent. Still, it was
extravagant for the time.
After touring the castle, we stopped for a quick lunch across the street from the castle. We
returned to the castle and began a tour of the gardens and enjoyed a relaxing afternoon lazing
by the pond with people boating nearby.
There was supposed to be a cool forest area where we could hike, but after walking for a bit,
Chris and I decided to turn around. Besides, the girls weren't interested in hiking and had
found a spot to sit and wait for us.
We walked back into town and did a little window shopping instead.
We took the bus back to the train station (with a different bus driver) and missed the train by just a few minutes. We had to wait a half an hour for the next one.