My mantra for the first two chapters has been "Get the Girl to The Castle"...because, really, we're all hear to see The Beast, not three squabbling sisters, right? The storytelling should even out a bit once we're there. ^^
Yep, it's a magical land of eternal spring/summer. Either that or Beauty has been wandering around for weeks, which I doubt, since she would have frozen to death or starved first, and then where would the story go? The castle is gorgeous, of course, and the rose window just tickles me. So, so pretty!