Here are a few more photos of the Château de Chémery that I've taken over the years.
Can you tell I'm sort of taking a couple of days off from complicated blogging?
The château has its own web site here. With photos and a lot of other information. I can't find an English-language version, however.
Chémery is operated as a B&B (called chambres d'hôtes in French), among other things. There are nice photos of the rooms on this page.
This is a detail shot of a window in the Château de Chémery.
Meanwhile, this morning I'm getting ready to take a estouffade de bœuf out of the slow cooker. It's beef shank with carrots, onions, garlic, mushrooms and red wine. It cooked for 8 hours overnight. Got to get busy.
It's supposed to rain here today, so we'll enjoy the stewed beef. Comfort food. It's that time of year.
One of the times that I went to Chémery with friends, there were dozens of croaking green frogs in the moat. I can't find any photos, though. Guess I need to go back over there in two or three months...
Love the rosebushes in the third photo! The chateau is more attractive from the sides.
ReplyDeleteI regret never having been inside. The one time we tried, the woman at the front desk said the rooms were occupied at the time, and we should come back one day when they were not occupied, because they were the interesting things to see in the château. We have never returned, but... maybe one day.
DeleteAccording to Tripadvisor, a magnificent chateau of its period, and the owners are continually trying to do more restoration, but reviews from people staying there are decidely mixed. You either love the quirky trip back in time (period furnishings, cool stone walls, the medeival fantasy) or you hate it (dust, old bedding, used soap). Love your photos, Ken.
ReplyDeleteWhat you say is true. Places like this château are what they are. This is not Disneyland, where everything has been built with 20th and 21st century tourists in mind. I, for example, don't really want to live in a 200-year-old house, with all its quirks and defects. So I don't.
DeleteStaying in a place for a few days is very different from living in a place long-term, however.
DeleteGreat to see your photos, many thanks.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your nice comment.
DeleteApril was a nice time to visit your Valley.
ReplyDeleteGood memories.
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