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Loire Valley, October 2004

The Loire Valley is home to some of the most impressive French châteaux of the Renaissance. We visited Chambord, Cheverny (glimpsed through the gate), Blois, Chenonceau, and the gardens of the château de Villandry. A recurring image is the salamander, emblem of king François Ier, who built Chambord and part of Blois and who owned Chenonceau.
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Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord		 Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord		 Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord		 Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord		 Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord		 Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord		 Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord		 Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord		 Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord		 Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord		 Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord		 Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord		 Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord		 Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord		 Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord		 Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord		 Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord		 Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord		 Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord
Cheverny (Moulinsart?)
Cheverny (Moulinsart?)		 Château de Blois
Château de Blois		 Blois: souvenir shop
Blois: souvenir shop		 Château de Blois: Louis XII
Château de Blois: Louis XII
Château de Blois: emblem of Louis XII
Château de Blois: emblem of Louis XII		 Château de Blois: Renaissance staircase
Château de Blois: Renaissance staircase		 Château de Blois: the royal salamander
Château de Blois: the royal salamander		 Château de Blois
Château de Blois
Château de Blois: Gaston d'Orléans
Château de Blois: Gaston d'Orléans		 Château de Blois: gargoyle
Château de Blois: gargoyle		 Château de Blois: gargoyles
Château de Blois: gargoyles		 Château de Blois: topiary
Château de Blois: topiary
Sky over Blois
Sky over Blois		 Blois: Maison des acrobates
Blois: Maison des acrobates		 Blois: the former episcopal garden
Blois: the former episcopal garden		 Blois: Sky and Loire river
Blois: Sky and Loire river
Blois: lunchtime in the episcopal gardens
Blois: lunchtime in the episcopal gardens		 Blois: Louis XII's and Anne de Bretagne's emblems
Blois: Louis XII's and Anne de Bretagne's emblems		 Chenonceau: the approach
Chenonceau: the approach		 Chenonceau: Diane de Poitiers's garden
Chenonceau: Diane de Poitiers's garden
Chenonceau: rainbow
Chenonceau: rainbow		 Chenonceau: planters
Chenonceau: planters		 Chenonceau
Chenonceau		 Chenonceau
Chenonceau
Chenonceau
Chenonceau		 Chenonceau: gardener at work
Chenonceau: gardener at work		 Chenonceau
Chenonceau		 Chenonceau
Chenonceau
Chenonceau
Chenonceau		 Chenonceau
Chenonceau		 Chenonceau: Renaissance bike!
Chenonceau: Renaissance bike!		 Chenonceau
Chenonceau
Chenonceau: chapel vaulting
Chenonceau: chapel vaulting		 Chenonceau: Catherine de Medicis's gallery
Chenonceau: Catherine de Medicis's gallery		 Chenonceau: furniture
Chenonceau: furniture		 Chenonceau: tour group
Chenonceau: tour group
Chenonceau: Catherine de Medicis's garden
Chenonceau: Catherine de Medicis's garden		 Chenonceau: view from inside
Chenonceau: view from inside		 Chenonceau: alley
Chenonceau: alley		 Villandry: autumn gourds
Villandry: autumn gourds
Villandry: water course
Villandry: water course		 Villandry: the potager
Villandry: the potager		 Villandry: potager
Villandry: potager		 Villandry: peppers
Villandry: peppers
Villandry: cabbage
Villandry: cabbage		 Villandry: potager
Villandry: potager		 Villandry: potager
Villandry: potager		 Villandry: cabbage
Villandry: cabbage
Villandry: potager
Villandry: potager		 Villandry: flower garden
Villandry: flower garden		 Villandry: flower garden
Villandry: flower garden		 Villandry: flower garden
Villandry: flower garden
Villandry: flower garden
Villandry: flower garden		 Villandry: flower garden
Villandry: flower garden		 Villandry: flower garden
Villandry: flower garden		 Villandry: flower garden topiary
Villandry: flower garden topiary
L'Ile-Bouchard: fence
L'Ile-Bouchard: fence		 L'Ile-Bouchard: keep out!
L'Ile-Bouchard: keep out!		 Prieuré de St.-Laurent: dragons
Prieuré de St.-Laurent: dragons		 Prieuré de St.-Laurent: visitation, annunciation, kings
Prieuré de St.-Laurent: visitation, annunciation, kings
Prieuré de St.-Laurent: warming the baby
Prieuré de St.-Laurent: warming the baby		 Prieuré de St.-Laurent: local character
Prieuré de St.-Laurent: local character		 Prieuré de St.-Laurent
Prieuré de St.-Laurent		 Prieuré de St.-Laurent: monster
Prieuré de St.-Laurent: monster
St.-Martin: bishop's chair
St.-Martin: bishop's chair		 St.-Martin: bishop's chair
St.-Martin: bishop's chair		 St.-Martin: vaulting
St.-Martin: vaulting
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Pascal Fauchard17-Jun-2005 14:01
It is so fun to see great pictures as you took, from the place I am coming from. How much time did you spend in France?
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