Day 78: Pau, France

Despite the fact that it was Sunday, I actually managed to get up at a pretty decent hour, probably by 9h00.  I took a shower and then I played trumpet for a little bit.  At around 10h30, I walked into town to meet up with Megan and Jayna.  We(finally, for me) went on a tour of the Chateau de Pau.  It was the childhood home of King Henri IV.  The tour was pretty boring, mostly due to the very long winded guide, but it was till very beautiful inside.

This is thought to be the most accurate likeness of Henri IV. 

Almost every vertical surface in the building has some sort of tapestry.

Here was a waiting room for guests of the nobles.  All of the woodwork has been trimmed with gold.  It was quite ornate.

This ebony/ivory sewing table was a gift from Queen Victoria to somebody's wife.

This was basically the family's living room. 

His majesty's bedroom.  More tapestries.

Fancy desk.

The beds are elevated because it is warmer higher up.

This is the room where Henri IV was born.  Supposedly, this totise shell, an exotic gift was his crib.  It was meant to be a symbold of longevity, which seemed to have worked at least moderately well, since Henri lived to be nearly 60.

Part of the Chateau's exterior.

Me, Jayna and Megan in front of the house.

Part of the chateau's property. 

After we finished the tour, I walked Megan and Jayna back to their hotel and said goodbye.  I then went and got myself a Cassoulet for lunch.  I went straight home afterwards and took a nap.  Luckily, I got home in time to still be totally useless for a good part of my Sunday.  I mostly just read for most of the day.  Earlier in the week, I started the hunger games, by Suzanne Collins, and was really enjoying it.  I read about two thirds of it, and I finished around 23h 00.  There was some trumpet mixed in there, also.  The book is really engaging, and while not the highest literature, it is very fun. 

The movie comes out in March, and I am pumped.

After, I finished the hunger games, I borrowed the sequel from the internet.  It was great, and I ended up staying up until 3h 30 to finish it.  It was definitely a better story than the first, and much darker.  She is much better at developing characters than say, J.K. Rowling.  But then again, so am I.

Don't worry, nobody ACTUALLY catches on fire. 

It was a pretty good Sunday, and it was a great visit with Megan.   I think just three Sundays left in Pau.