This was the first time I'd been inside Chambord in a few years. I took a lot of photos. Here are five of them. More later, of course.
French Renaissance king François 1er, who had Chambord built
François 1er's symbol/mascot, the salamander, as an architectural feature
The king's bed in the royal apartments at Chambord
Lichens on an exterior wall at Chambord
François's folly, built in the 1500s — just in case you've forgotten how grand it is
Today: Chenonceau. Happy Bastille Day — Bon 14 juillet à tout le monde.
Excellent photos, as usual. My favorite, from far, is the Lichens!
ReplyDeleteTerrific photos. I especially like the salamander.
ReplyDeleteLove the salamander. Good luck with the crowds at Chenonceau :-)
ReplyDeleteOh boy! These photos will be appearing soon on a screen near you...well... near me *LOL*... in my classroom!
ReplyDeleteBonne Fête Nationale!
Chambord is so magnificent from the outside. I'm not sure if I've been inside though. Happy Bastille Day!
ReplyDeletehey Ken, totally off topic.. but just wanted to thank you for your post a while ago about making fried potatoes. you said the secret is not to add salt at the beginning of cooking.. totally changed my life. i'm not kidding. my fried taters are turning out perfectly now. i'm going to go and dig more so i can fry more - salted a the end.
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Love the pics. The lichen pic could end up at MOMA. And thank you for the recent pics of Paris. Love your blog.
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Nice, but too busy for my taste.
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