While on the trip to Paris (
post), my sister celebrated her 30th birthday. For the occasion we rented a Renault Magane convertible, and drove north of the city to
Senlis, a lovely medieval town where we had lunch. It was my second time in a convertible, and I learned a valuable lesson about maintaining comfort: keep the top down and your windows up! Sage advice, I assure you. We then continued on to
Chantilly, the horse capital of France (and yes, also the birthplace of the famous lace), and home to the
Musée vivant du cheval (living museum of the horse), where we got to see a variety of breeds in the grand stables of the Château de Chantilly. We took riding lessons and had horses growing up, so this was a real treat, and a surprise for my sister, who loves horses and really loves a good Château. Here are some pictures:
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| the streets of Senlis - ml 2011 |
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| Senlis - ml 2011 |
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| everything in France is decorative -this is some sort of window bolt - ml 2011 |
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| the token donkey at the Musée vivant du cheval - ml 2011 |
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| mini horse in need of a haircut - ml 2011 |
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| the saddle/tack/coach room at the Musée - ml 2011 |
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| an antique coach - ml 2011 |
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| one of the horses out for his exercise in the courtyard - ml 2011 |
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| in the jardins of the Château de Chantilly - ml 2011 |
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| the Château de Chantilly - ml 2011 |
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| the fountains in the front yard, no big deal - ml 2011 |
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| the pet swans - ml 2011 |
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