Tuesday, 8 February 2011

I Spy With My Little Eye....

Last week I took a road that I rarely take, and deep within the some leafless woodland I spotted this seemingly abandoned chateau.

The place was huge, with several towers, and fortified gates all over the place.

The Chateau itself seems to be uninhabited, but I saw a car and some farm machinary in a nearby barn, so I imagine someone was around.

What a place. I had to force Lady Magnon away; I'd noticed she was reaching for her cheque book!
We're off to Toulouse for the day.

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11 comments:

  1. carole johnston8 February 2011 at 06:52

    I know it sounds trute but WOW...can you just imagine the stories that were behind those walls....

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  2. Cro Magnon8 February 2011 at 07:01

    Dare I say, Carole, but in Oz this would be a national monument. Here it's just another abandoned building; the previous owner was probably 'guillotined'.

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  3. Tom Stephenson8 February 2011 at 09:33

    Please buy it Cro, then I could come and stay with you. You wouldn't know I was there.

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  4. Jimmy8 February 2011 at 11:52

    Think of the parties that have been there. And the children that once ran. The smell of the stables. I could go on.......dreaming........(sigh).

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  5. Amy Saia8 February 2011 at 12:57

    Didn't Scooby Doo and those meddling kids find a ghost there, or some crazed one-eyed pirate, at one time?

    It's beautiful. I would try to get in there for a tour, but not at night. Rikes!

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  6. Unknown8 February 2011 at 14:28

    Glorious Cro...go back and take more photos for us!

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  7. Molly8 February 2011 at 20:13

    The old buildings are wonderful. You'll have to go that way again Cro to find out more about the history!

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  8. T. 8 February 2011 at 21:29

    Oh come on Cro, be a swell guy and write that check! (Then all of us bloggers can come and harass you!)

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  9. Share my Garden8 February 2011 at 22:08

    Le Grand Meaulnes! Didn't you catch a glimpse of Augustin?

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  10. Little Stalky8 February 2011 at 22:56

    It's magical.

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  11. Tess Kincaid9 February 2011 at 15:14

    Pure magic. The stuff of fairy tales.

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