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| the Chateau at Azay-le-Rideau, in the Loire Valley of France |
Oh, would you like to come in?
There's plenty of room:
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| it even makes the Sasquatch look small! |
And the view is lovely:
Oui, my chateau does look like something out of a fairy tale, does it not?
What? There is another chateau that is really from a fairy tale? And it is nearby? In fact, it is right on the route we are going? Well, I must see this place.
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| Apparently, this is also the castle Disney used as a model for their theme parks |
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| Chateau d'Usse of Rigny-Usse, also in the Loire Valley |
This castle was the inspiration for Charles Perrault's fairy tale of the Sleeping Beauty!
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| Sleeping Beauty statue |
Which the owners have decided to capitalize on:
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| There is a Sleeping Beauty Tower you can go see! |
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| at the top of the tower there is a glassed in tableau of... |
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| La belle au bois dormant! |
I don't think Prince Charming and Le Belle would mind the company of a Pocket Pacy, do you?
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| this convenient place in the stone wall was too good to pass up! |
Pocket Pacy, La Belle dans la Poche!
Chemin de Ronde La Belle au Bois Dormant (Tower Room of Sleeping Beauty)
Chateau d'Usse
37420 Rigny Usse
Rigny-Usse
France
02-47-95-54-05