They are spending a few days here in Normandy and they drove down to the Chateau from Bayeux where they had spent the morning looking at the Cathedral and the Tapestry.
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| The deep moat which surrounds the Chateau has always been empty! |
The Chateau was built in 1631 by celebrated architect François Mansart for Jean de Choisy and was owned by the Balleroy family until it was sold in 1970 to the American publisher Malcolm S. Forbes.
He founded the world's first hot air balloon museum at Balleroy in 1975.
We had a little time to spare before our tour of the Chateau began and as Phil was keen to see the Balloon Museum they headed upstairs whilst the SP & I browsed in the gift shop, where he bought me a beautiful little tapestry change purse to replace one that I had bought there many years ago but which has since been lost on our travels.
We also had time to quickly visit the 16th century church, which is in the grounds of the Chateau, before meeting up with our bi-lingual guide and other visitors.
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| Me, Jackie & Ben enjoying the sunshine in our front garden. |
Afterwards we popped our heads into the Dovecote before heading back to our home for a cup of tea and some Cherry Bakewell cake.
Click here to go to the GoodFood website for the Cherry Bakewell Cake recipe.
We had fun getting to know Jackie & Phil and hope that they are enjoying their visit to Mont St. Michel today and that the weather stays fair for the rest of their time here in Normandy.
à bientôt.
