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2017-07-15-16 - Villandry, Chenonceau, Balloon

After war memorials, we headed down the the Loire valley to see the chateaux, starting with Villandry and Chenonceau.
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The workers' dining room, down by the kitchen.
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The workers' dining room, down by the kitchen.

  • Walking is allowed, though.
  • Beautiful reflections.
  • Château looking at the upstream side.
  • Château looking at the downstream side.
  • Bryan, concentrating on taking a picture of Chenonceau.
  • Long exposure.
  • Ships (or at least a canoe and tourist boat) passing along the Cher.
  • Thank-you, unknown photographer.
  • Thank-you, unknown photographer.
  • People help pets stand a chance in the heat.
  • Naomi's lunch at Chenonceau - burger and fries with strawberries and chantilly for dessert.
  • Bryan's lunch of quiche and vanilla/caramel merangue thing for dessert.
  • Diane de Poitiers' (King Henri II's favorite mistress) bedroom. Fireplace has initials of Henri II and Catherine de' Medici. Note that the H & C can be intertwined to form the D of Diane de Poitiers at the top of the crown molding at the ceiling.
  • Catherine de' Medici's picture over the fireplace.
  • The Gallery - built in 1576. Chenonceau was used as a hospital in WW I. In WW II, the Cher was a line of demarcation between occupied and free France. French resistance smuggled people to freedom through Chenonceau. The Germans has guns pointed at Chenonceau, threatening to destroy it, but never did.
  • Pantry fireplace for Chenonceau - biggest fireplace in the chateau - right next to the bread oven on the right.
  • The butchery.
  • The workers' dining room, down by the kitchen.
  • The workers' dining room, down by the kitchen.
  • The larder where food was stored.
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