After Christmas, it was off to Paris to bring in the new year!
The first part of our Parisian trip...was to leave Paris. We went on a day-long bus tour of three chateaux in the Loire Valley: Chambord, Cheverny, and Chenonceau. A~M~A~Z~I~N~G!!
Chambord
Chambord was built in 1519-1547 by King François I as a "quaint hunting lodge"--so quaint that I could only fit a small corner of it into my camera's lens view. Here's a photo of the north side I found online:
Photo from www.wikipedia.org
It is most famous for its giant double-helix staircase, thought to be the design of Leonardo da Vinci himself.
As a side note, in the movie Ever After, the king is this very same François I, and giving da Vinci (or Leonardo, as historians and art snobs like to remind people) a decent supporting role in court life isn't that much of a stretch--at least as far as Hollywood goes.
Some photos I took of Chambord:
Yep, definitely a hunting lodge.
Emily
Lots of turrets
Blueprint of the second floor
And to finish off, my favorite picture I took:
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