Photos of Chateaux

Ok, so I ran out of time when I was posting pictures before which is why there were no labels or descriptions or anything. For some reason it is taking between 10-15 minutes to post each picture. Any suggestions from anyone on how I can speed that up would be appreciated!





Anyway, on our trip to Tours we went to four different castles. These pictures are of Amboise.





You have to walk up a bunch of stairs to get to it, as a defence strategy, I presume.

When you get to the top, there is a big courtyard with the church on one side (in photo) ....

...and the rest of the castle on the other side overlooking the river. Interesting fact: this castle had big spiraling ramps so that the king could walk around on his horse instead of taking the stairs.

View off one side of the river.



View off the other side of the town below. Interesting fact: In the distance is Leonardo Da Vinci's house but you can't really see it in this picture.



This is where we ate lunch. It was good.

We walked around the town a little this is a picture of a doorway. (I know you all were lost when there were no labels...)