
16.07.2023
26° C - 282 km
Today a cultural programme, with a visit to Pierrefonds castle. The castle was bought by Napoleon in 1813 for 2,700 francs. This was the period of Romanticism, when purposeless walking was invented, while plans for the steam locomotive were on the drawing boards. The first attempt to make a ('faulty') locomotive dates back to 1804 in England. The first train ran in Belgium in 1835, in France in 1837. Renovation of the castle was given the green light in 1857 by Napoleon III, to stop works in 1885. Today the castle is being renovated again.
Greetings from Pierrefonds,
Christian
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