Chateau de Vincennes

This past Sunday afternoon some friends and I visited a chateau on the eastern side of Paris. It was built in the 15th century and was the predecessor to Versaille. We decided to take the guided tour since it is the only way one is permitted inside the chapel and would be a good way to see the grounds. It was supposed to last about 45 minutes, and though in French I figured I could concentrate and catch the gist of it...right. This guide talked and talked and talked, really really fast. When we finally made it into the chapel, after staning outside on the grass for 30 minutes, he talked so loud that it echoed and not only did I not understand him the first time...but the second time I heard the same words it was even harder to detect. So, you can imagine that after a time we stopped paying attention and looked like the typical annoying tourists who are just there for the pictures. We finally decided after an hour that we were going to bail...only to realize that he had locked the door behind us when we entered, very sneaky. Needless to say we lived through it and when finally released from the chapel we ran and played in the grass...so glad to have survived!