Our first day south of Paris took us through the Loire Valley, site of many chateaus and vinyards. We made three notable stops en-route and following our first overnight in Amboise. In order, the following pictures show 1) the Notre Dame Cathedrale in Chartres, an example of Gothic architecture, 2) dining in La Cave au Fauees, a cave restaurant formerly used for storage and aging of wine, and 3) the Chateaux de Chenonceaux, a magnificent structure spanning across a river the size of most large city museums. Most chateaux’s are much smaller, but all are affiliated with a vinyard and the production of wine.
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- North elevation
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- Cathedrale north entrance
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- Front detail
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- Front elevation
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- Entry detail
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- Exterior detail
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- More detail
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- Central nave
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- Stained glass panels
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- Four scenes
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- Internal detail
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- Cave entrance
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- Cave seating
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- Tourists near oven
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- Tour guide and oven-man
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- Breadman
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- French bread?
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- French foolery
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- French tools
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- French wine
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- French lodging
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- Canal/path to Chateaux
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- Long walk!
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- Almost there
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- River around chateaux
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- Every room a fireplace
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- Chapel
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- Corridor over the river
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- Chateaux drawing
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- bed and fireplace
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- Bed 2 and fireplace
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- Guard tower?
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- Servant’s quarters?
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- Long walk back
