Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Chenonceau

Chenonceau is the second castle that we went to, scenically located on the river.

It has a forested part where the kings and nobles would go hunting. You walk down a grand tree lined path.


There is also a labyrinth (which I made it to the middle of first) that has a vine covered gazebo in the center.

I don't really know what this is but I am guessing the maintenance workers' quarters...

They also brew their own wine.



In this picture we have the well (center), guard tower (right), and castle entrance (left).

This is the view of the castle from the side. Imagine the guard tower in the previous picture to be on the other side of the arch on the far right. Also notice how the arches have water running through them, yep it is built ON the river.
Stained glass in the chapel.
Makes you kind of want a canopy bed, doesn't it?

This is taken through the window towards the guard tower.






2 comments:

dad said...

Laura - You're getting better at this caption stuff. Add a little more geography, what town, what river, etc. Glad you are having such a great time. Love ya.

Alassea said...

Hi Cuz!

Oh, what wonderful pictures! I think I'd like where you are much better than I liked Paris. Too much city for me. Your trips look great.

Re the long uploads, try reducing the size of the picture. Your photo software should be able to do that. Computer screens only need a resolution of 72 dpi or so. Or you could try saving them as jpg, which also reduces filesize.

Hope you're having an absolutely splendid time.

Love,

Cuz Lise