Visiting the tourist spots

This weekend Angela's parents came over to visit from the Netherlands. They brought lots of delicious things we cannot buy over here like drop (liquorice) and appelkruimeltaart (apple crumble pie). Because all hotels in Fontainebleau were full they decided to book a room in a hotel close to Melun which turned out to be a very good hotel, despite the blue painting in the corridors.
Because Omar had classes on Friday and Angela also had some activities planned, Jan en Tini took their car to explore Fontainebleau and Melun. On Saturday however, Omar decided to join the activities and the four of us drove around the area and visited a number of villages like Nemours, Bourron Marlotte and Montigny sur Loing. In the afternoon we stopped at one of the bouldering places close to Fontainebleau where we tried to find the highest boulder to climb. We did not have special gear with us like many of the people who were trying to climb the boulders and than circle them with a small mattrass lying on the ground. So we decided to only climb the small rocks.

The evening we went down to Vaux le Vicomte near Melun. They have (check their internet website for more accurate details) a candle light visit on Saturday evenings where the visitors can have a look at the different rooms in the chateau and than later on explore the gardens, all lighted by candles. This was great and we loved the chateau. In the gardens it was often very dark and despite Omar's warning for Angela not to fall in the fountain (which turned out not to be there) he did not see where he was walking himself and fell over one of Vaux le Vicomte's nice bushes, so nicely designed by Monsieur le Notre. Vaux le Vicomte is definitely worth going and the interior is absolutely beautiful with lots of furniture from the 17th and 18th centuries.