Mrs Redneck and I took another day trip in August, this time to Chartres. Now, there's a big difference between Fontainebleau and Chartres. In Fontainebleau, the only reason to go there is to visit the chateau; in Chartres, the main reason to go there is to see the amazing cathedral, but quite honestly, if you're looking for a picture-postcard-gorgeous little French town? Chartres is your place. You can actually see the cathedral when you walk out of the train station (so it's not like you have any issues with finding the damn thing, unlike certain other places - yeah, Fontainebleau, I'm looking at you), there is a lovely little Beaux Arts museum, all the streets around the cathedral are so frickin' picturesque it nearly hurts, and there is a sweet little trolley that will take you all around the town in case you missed anything walking around. In other words - highly recommended. And if you do go to check it out, make sure you take one of Malcolm Miller's tours of the cathedral - he has been studying the place for 50-odd years and whenever he does a tour, he just talks about whatever the hell he wants to focus on that particular day. Hee! You just get what you're given and it's awesome.
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| View from train station - no risk of getting lost in Chartres |
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| Dude, this is a friendly town - just look at the garbage cans... |
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| Chartres cathedral - spectacular stained glass |
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| Chartres cathedral - general awesomeness - interior |
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| Chartres cathedral - general awesomeness - exterior |
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| Chartres cathedral - more stunning stained glass |
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| Chartres cathedral - exterior |
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| Chartres cathedral - back is just as impressive as front |
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| The salmon house |
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| Just some random café but so damn charming |
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| The adorable little trolley that will take you through the back streets |
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| Whole town is like a postcard |
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| Seriously! |
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| Don't get confused, this isn't even the cathedral people come to see |
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| So frickin' adorable |
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