people. lived. here.this was someone's home. their cozy little pied-de-terre. look at the size of this place!!! WOW!!! when i actually get to france this is absolutely on my must see list. i do hope the interior is restored and full of lovely gilt mirrors and dining tables that seat 100. i just can't imagine getting up, putting on ratty slippers and schlepping down to the kitchen for morning tea. i also can't imagine waking up and ringing a bell to have morning tea delivered to me in bed.
Saint-Germain-en-Laye was founded in 1020 when King Robert the Pious (ruled 996-1031) founded a convent on the site of the present Church of Saint-Germain. Prior to the French Revolution in 1789, it had been a royal town and the Château de Saint-Germain the residence of numerous French monarchs. The old château was constructed in 1348 by King Charles V on the foundations of an old castle (château-fort) dating from 1238 in the time of Saint Louis. Louis XIV was born here.
once i'd oogled the chateau i continued and ran across the river Seine again to a big roundabout. I'm on a rather boring straight stretch, the D186 or better sounding Boulevard Carnot.
distance today: 5 km
distance to date: 418 km
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