Oh no, is Kathy buying another castle??
2023年8月30日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
Whew!!! She decided that at 440 rooms it was just a "little" too big. What a relief. (Chambord Castle by the way.)
Anniversary
2023年8月31日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Today is our 26th wedding anniversary. At the B&B where we are staying in the Loire Valley, they served fruit to us for breakfast in the shape of a wedding cake!
旅行者Thanks, Little Ski Buddy. Opening your card this morning made me feel like you were with us just like you were 26 years ago!
Chambord Castle Rooftop
2023年8月31日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
One of my favorite things about Chambord Castle was the rooftop. It was like a little fairy tale village up there.
Feuding Royals
2023年8月31日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
Dan mentioned that Francis I started the construction of Chambord. When he died, his son Henry II inherited it. Henry's mistress, Diane de Poiters, and his wife, Catherine de Medici, both preferredもっと詳しく
Loches Donjon
2023年8月31日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
A fortress was built here by the Count of Anjou Foulques III Nerra between 1013 and 1035. Lots of modifications were made over the years with it becoming a prison from the 15th to 18th century forもっと詳しく
Why Did The Geese Cross The Road?
2023年9月1日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
.... to be fattened up for fois gras, of course! We are in the Dordogne region of France which is noted for its production of fois gras. Geese are over fed to fatten them up and create large livers.もっと詳しく
Prehistoric Art
2023年9月1日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
There are hundreds of caves in this area that have art work in them from 15,000 years ago. The most famous one, in Lascaux, is closed to the public permanently so we visited 2 others today, one atもっと詳しく
Sacre Bleu!
2023年9月1日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Today we were nearly killed by the English. Twice! The English love to vacation in this part of France. Apparently there are so many of them that they think they are still in England. That is a veryもっと詳しく
Siege!
2023年9月2日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
The castle at Castelnaud-La-Chapelle was for centuries considered nearly unassailable. It was built on bedrock so it could not be undermined. There were steep cliffs on 3 sides. Its defenses orientedもっと詳しく
Canoeing on the Vezere River
2023年9月3日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
We did an 8 mile canoe trip today down the Vezere River. It was very calm and shallow. Thank goodness! After all that paddling, I've earned a glass (or 2) of wine!
2 Glasses of Wine!
2023年9月3日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Kathy has a smile on her face because she
1) She picked not just 2 glasses but a whole bottle of wine from the cellar.
2) At at this restaurant at hotel Monrecour.
3) With views like this.
4) With aもっと詳しく
旅行者Daaaaaang….
旅行者Seriously, what did they DO with all those rooms? I thought only Mad King Ludwig had that big a castle!
旅行者I thought Ludwig's tended to be on the smaller side. This castle was actually very seldomly occupied. It was designed more to show the power of Francis I, started when he came to power in his early twenties. Francis moved about a lot, from castle to castle. I'll post something about his furniture next.
旅行者PS This is Dan posting.