Last Day in Fontainebleau

Yesterday was our last day in Fontainebleau. We had the crash pad until 2pm and the rental car til 4, so we made the most of our morning with a few hours of climbing (see Ryan's post) followed by a visit to the chateau. After climbing, we were starving, so we decided to make our last meal in France really count... we got Chinese. I would say it was adequate but we did get a complimentary shot of sake before leaving :D That was not actually our last meal in France - we will be staying one more night in Paris before returning home, so we will worry about getting in a good last meal then!

We got to the chateau too late to actually see the inside, but we were more interested in touring the gardens anyway - it's a very pretty area, with multiple man-made lakes and pools (thank you, Napoleon) that kept the grounds nice and cool. Nice little spot for a picnic on a hot day.

We discovered last night that today was Europe's Daylight Saving switcheroo, so we ended up losing an hour of sleep, which was a bummer because we already had to be up and ready to go at 5am for our taxi to the Orly airport, from which we would be flying to Pisa to Florence. But we managed to get up and catch our flight in a timely manner - and now here we are in Florence!

Some last impressions of Fontainebleau before sharing my first impressions of Tuscany. Fontainebleau is a warm and friendly town, and it is cleaner and just as scenic in a woodsy way than Paris. There is some very good food with a wide variety of options, AND they have a store called Monoprix, which is like a French Target! I feel like there is something else special about Fontainebleau...Oh yeah! Did I mention that the climbing here is amazing? There is something for everyone, and even a coward like me can find fun stuff to get to the top of! The fact that we had beautiful weather the entire time we were here, when we were expecting rain, made it that much harder to leave, but then I got to Florence...With that cliff hanger, I bid you good night!