We were really excited to visit Guédelon. As we drove up, we saw the great hall which is nearly completed. They are working on the great tower on the right. We were able to see the beginning of the other tower and some of the wall that they have started. We were so excited as we started to walk towards the castle.
Oops! We didn't even make it to the front door before Eric got in trouble!
Our local guide was great. She gave us a fantastic tour of one of the best historical projects that we have seen. We want to come back in a few years and check in on the progress.
The men working on the tower use the two large wheels shown below to run a pully system an raise supplies to the platform. A man gets in each wheel and walks to make it work.
Two of a kind
Luckily we had another history geek in our group. I felt like Joe, who is in the bottom right picture, was Eric ten years younger.