Mid-November we drove up to Fontainbleau (about 50 km outside of Paris) and stayed in a beautifully restored farmhouse. It was huge! The kitchen area is what used to be the cow shed/pig sty. Did I remember to take any photos of the house? No. Been flagellating a bit about that.
But let me tell you about the feature in the house that made our jaws drop to the floor, that was adoration at first sight and may live in my memory 4-ever: the fireplace, an enormous carved limestone/wood thing of glory.
Will I ever have me one of these? Not likely unless I win the Lotto. Its cost: 16K+ euros. That’s euros, my American friends. Not dollars. I don’t want to do a currency conversion on that figure, thank you very much.
I loved this fireplace so much, I hugged it as we were leaving. It’s good to dream.
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