Our group when on a daytrip to Fontainebleau and Vaux-le-Vicomte. Both were very nice although Vicomte was a lot more… Disney. They had animatronics and it was more fabricated.

Fontainebleau (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontainebleau)

Taken from Wikipedia:

Fontainebleau is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located 55.5 kilometres (34.5 mi) south-southeast of the centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a sous-préfecture of the Seine-et-Marne département, and it is the seat of the arrondissement of Fontainebleau. The commune has the largest land area in the Île-de-France region; it is the only one to cover a larger area than Paris itself.

Fontainebleau, together with the neighbouring commune of Avon and three other smaller communes, form an urban area of 36,713 inhabitants (according to the 1999 census). This urban area is a satellite of Paris.

Fontainebleau is renowned for the large and scenic forest of Fontainebleau, a favourite weekend getaway for Parisians, as well as for the historical château de Fontainebleau, which once belonged to the kings of France, It is also the home of INSEAD, one of the world’s most elite business schools; of the École supérieure d’ingénieurs en informatique et génie des télécommunications (ESIGETEL), one of France’s grandes écoles; and of a branch of the École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris, the Paris School of Mines, also one of the elite grandes écoles.

And my photos!

Me at Fountainebleau

Hunting Fountain at Fountainebleau

The Trinity Chapel at Fontainebleau

Library at Fountainbleau

Me and Peeing Dog Statue

Unfortunately my camera died a little ways after the visit to the other place.. more pictures to come!