Fontainebleau

So yesterday my program took us to the beautiful city of Fontainebleau. We did an early (and freezing cold) morning hike in the forest, and then walked through town and had lunch. After lunch we were free to roam and do whatever it was we wanted. They gave us an open-ended train ticket home and various trains left the town about every half hour.
After lunch we decided to find the castle. It was massive, and one of the most beautiful that I have seen thus far on my trip abroad. I've learned much about in in my various classes, so to see it up close was unbelievable.
My friends, Erin and Brett, and I decided that we wanted to be outside because it was a gorgeous day and we wanted to roam the grounds. We rented a small boat and rowed around the lake. We wandered the gardens. Most importantly we had a great time pretending to model where ever we went. We set up mini photoshoots and just laughed our way through them all and it was such a fun time!
The weather was gorgeous, sunny and bright. It was cold enough to be in jeans and a sweater, but we no longer had to wear our bulky jackets. We left Fontainebleau at around 4 and came back to Paris where we all slept and enjoyed the heaters in our apartment.