Filling the Final Day in Burgundy
The final day in Burgundy wasn’t exactly how it was supposed to be. The cold weather and rain did not ease up and our plan to bicycle around the canal needed to be scrapped. But the day was still filled with new adventures, thanks to our friends, Anna from the French Tourist Board and Veronique from Burgundy Tourism. Our first stop of the day was at the castle of Ancy le Franc . Honestly, my initial response was, “another castle?” but I have to admit that every one we have seen has had a personality of its own. This one in Ancy le Franc was beautiful and was set up more like a museum than a castle, with endless artwork and detail to the architecture. It had its own private chapel and royal apartments. Despite the fact that this castle is very much in France, its influence is very Italian. It was first built in the 16 th century and received some additional renovations – like a new library and a dining room with Italian marble walls – in the 19 th century. The grounds,