Our last stop was in Chevreuse, where we walked outside of the Chateau de Madelaine, atop a hill overlooking town. It is being restored, so we couldn't go in. Racine was sent here to look after things by his uncle at one point, and was bored to tears with country life, though he did find a good pub in town. 1 May was Labor Day here, and in 105 other countries worldwide. I heard a short report on the radio that mentioned that the US labor day was always on a Monday, guaranteeing a 3-day weekend always.
Days off are very important to French workers.
8 May was also a holiday, with 7 May as a bridge day. Anyway, I was quite diligent during the May Day holiday. The afternoon of May Day, I, family and folks went for a picnic on the Island of the Impressionists in the Seine, not far from Le Vesinet. It wasn't crowded early on, but by midafternoon it seemed most of the town had turned out, so we departed. Kaye had a cooking class in Paris, so we arranged for her to bring the kids into La Defense and I would take them back home.