Chateau Champs-sur-Marne

Last week we headed right outside of the city to another beautiful chateau.  We took the RER and met our friends Katherine and Andrew Current.  When we got to the little town we just missed the bus and it would have been about 45 minutes until the next one so we just walked, which was quite easy.  Right off the road, this was our first view of the Chateau

We bought our tickets to see the inside (which we only do every now and then) and found this little vending machine with drinks.  I though it was funny because in America is would be huge but here it was just this little tiny thing.  

The inside of the chateau was quite nice and had some lovely rooms:

Everyone needs a cougar carpet....

This is where the family kept their china, and had their own Mr. Carson.

This was the dining room where the children ate..right off the servants hallway.

Here is the board where the staff could see which room was calling for them...like at Downton.

A lovely guest room

Like all good chateaus, there are also good gardens:

Under this canopy of trees was the only respite from the hot, humid day.  We brought a lovely picnic but we weren't allowed to eat on the grounds so we had to leave while we ate.

Back of the house and our friends

While it was a lovely day, this is about a 6/10 chateau in my book because you couldn't go to the entire third floor and only got to see some of the rooms.  If I pay to see a chateau I want to see all or close to all of the rooms.  Also, the grounds were lovely but they still seem to be doing some renovations. Plus, you can't picnic and that just isn't right.