Tasteful little signs tell visitors where to go and where not to go.
The castle tour has been re-worked to be self-guiding. Which explains the plethora of little signs that have popped up around the property. It's a much better way to see the castle and its grounds because you can wander from place to place as you please, skip parts that don't interest you, or return to parts you liked for a second look.
Hate guided tours; much, much prefer to wander on my own!
ReplyDeleteWhat is it with the weather? So cruel: yesterday sun and then back to grey this morning!!
I also hate guided tours, I like to do my own thing. Stay as long as I want in one place and miss the bits I do not like! Diane
ReplyDeleteYes, yes, I love the self-guided tours :)))
ReplyDeleteYou have to love the ambiguity of "pelouse interdite."
ReplyDeleteGuided or un-guided, what a spectacular view...
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What elegant signage. I much prefer wandering on my own (and not aimlessly).
ReplyDeleteSelf-guided is the way-to-go for me, too!
ReplyDeleteI am either up in front or way in the back when I have to be herded in a tour - somehow the Guide and I are never on the same wavelength...
This is especially true when viewing a french chateau like Montpoupon (never seen, yet!) - I would truely enjoy just sitting and imagining my living there during the 1500's and that would take some time.
Mary in Oregon
How do you know the details of what you're seeing -- is there a printed guide or one of those recorded voice machines? Or are there museum-style placards on the walls?
ReplyDeletewill, there's a little brochure, and every room has a recorded voice that talks about what you're looking at. It's not annoying, but it's also in French.
Deletewill, oh, and yes, there are placards in each room with written explanations in French and English. :)
DeleteMaybe the sun will appear later....like in San Francisco.
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