Chateau de Sceaux

 

Nothing like a day in the country is there?

I have been wanting to visit Chateau de Sceaux for years.

On Sunday, I convinced Rosemary to come with me.

She visited ages ago, but is always ready to get outside Paris.

Getting there was a bit of challenge since RER B is not accessible at Place Michel on Sundays, but at last we connected. 

The ride out to Bourge-la-Reine was around 20 minutes and about 10km (6 mi) from center Paris.  The bus 392 is a short walk from the station. We chatted up some Frenchies who helped us easily find the bus stop. 

You can also walk to the chateau (around 15 minutes). 

*Fortunately I have ‘Bus Luck 🍀’ as Rosemary called it. 

Some people are lucky in love or work or with the lottery. Me, I show up at a bus 🚌 stop and immediatement a bus arrives 😳 I’m good with Elevators too ❤️. Go figure. But I digress comme d’habbitude. 

Dogs are allowed. Carrying is optional.

Once at the Parc, we entered through the tulip garden

Then we tried to figure out exactly where the chateau was by the random maps provided 😵‍💫 

This is a big parc. More complicated then Chateau de Versailles or Fontainebleau. The park was designed by Andre Le Notre, who designed Versailles and the Tuilleries gardens.

Enfin we found the main Chateau (there are several in the parc). 

It’s the main museum. I wanted to go in. 

Rosemary wanted to nap in the grass. It was a glorious day 🌞 perfect for picnicking. *There are a few cafes onsite (quelle ordinaire). Much better yo bring your own eats. We found a tiny grocery near the bus stop & got clementines 🍊 sandwiches 🥪 

The museum, known as musee de l’Île-de-France is your classic chateau musée…

No major masterpieces, 

But lovely nonetheless.

We went searching for the boutique/gift shop - always a must. Not easy to find. Rather vague signage, but beautiful, unusual things like these candle spoons. Somehow I resisted..

All in all, a lovely day in the country at Chateau de Sceaux. Getting back was easy. It always is, isn’t it 👍

I had the perfect Berthillon tarte au pomme 🍏 once home. YUM

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