Château Gaillard is a medieval castle ruin located on a steep hill overlooking the commune of Les Andelys. Construction began 
in 1196 under Richard the Lionheart, then King of England and Duke of Normandy. Work was completed in just two years. Château Gaillard had an advanced design, with three enclosures separated by dry moats surrounding a keep. It was also one of the first European castles to use machicolations. But in 1205, after Richard died, Philip II of France, captured Château Gaillard.
That was Friday. On Saturday we visited Château de Malmaison, formerly the residence of Empress Joséphine. She bought the house in April 1799 for herself and her husband, Napoléon Bonaparte, who at that 
time away fighting the Egyptian Campaign. Although the house was run down and needed extensive renovations, Joesphine bought the place for well over 300,000 francs, money Josephine expected Napoleon to bring back from the Egypt. When he returned, Napoleon was furious at Josephine’s extravagance. He eventually calmed down, and the couple spent several happy years there, before they broke up.
On the evening between the visits to the two Chateaus, the passengers
on the boat engaged in a spirited game of Music Trivia. We played with our trip friends Frank and Dorothy, as well as man from Arizona whose name I never caught but who looked like Santa. Guess what? We won!