Chambery The Town

I've been MIA for a few days I know. Partly because I've been busier than usual because the OH is still not 100%, partly because last week I was out twice, almost unheard of these days, having coffee and a chat with a friend, and partly because the week just gone saw a huge push to get the last of the parcels and the cards posted. Which I managed so I hope I can now get some of that calm advent that I was originally anticipating. 

Tomorrow I can play catch up with the advent posting, but for today here are some of the photos I took during our wander around Chambery. According to the OH , who knows about these things, lots of it was bombed to pieces by the Allies in WW2, as there was a German Forces railway hub there. Luckily some of the medieval bits of the town, those away from the railway line presumably! still stand, as does the chateau which was one of the seats of the Dukes of Savoy. 

this is the door of the Art Gallery. It doesn't have a spectacular collection but there were a few nice paintings in there. My DK inspired fascination with interesting doors continues ...

This is the town's most famous landmark; the Four Elephants Fountain. 

the chateau. Sadly I couldn't get a photo without cars here ....

...or here which is obviously not the chateau but a nice building nonetheless. 

the Cathedral

It was an interesting little place, with the accent very much on the little; even had the chateau been open and we had gone inside both it and the Cathedral I doubt it would take longer than a day to see what there is at a reasonably relaxed pace. Glad I went though.