The lady of the lake
Here’s part 5, halfway through my “September ad-French-ure”. My real life has this nasty habit of happening at a rate that outpaces my ability to document it online, hence the tardiness of these posts. At this rate the write-up is taking longer than the trip itself – I hope you’re still with me!
- Part 1 – September ad-French-ure
- Part 2 – Show me the Monet! (Giverny)
- Part 3 – The abbey on the rock (Mont Saint-Michel)
- Part 4 – Villains at Villandry! (Villandry)
- Part 5 – The lady of the lake (Chenonceau) (You are here!)
- Part 6 – Blois, Blois, Blois… (Blois)
- Part 7 – Da Vinci would’ve thought of a better post title (Amboise)
- Part 8 – Viva la revolution! Hic! (Fontainebleau and Reims)
- Part 9 – And we thought our election was bad (Wetteren and Leuven)
- Part 10 – Moon Festival (Hong Kong)
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A recurring theme on our travels is that places are always being cleaned or restored when we visit them. This happened to us in Rome, with the glory of both the Piazza Navona and the Government House both obscured by scaffolding, as well as several of the temples in Japan.
In keeping with this tradition, the Chateau de Chenonceau was being restored when we visited.
Not that we missed out on much, just a nice “front door” picture. Everything else was accessible, and just as amazing as the other chateaus. Chenonceau has one of the most unique profiles of the Loire chateaux because it’s built across a river.
Let me make up for lost time by getting to the pictures without further ado. Enjoy:

I was trying to figure out why the pidgeons kept throwing themselves at the wall. Turns out they were looking for insects in the cracks

The chateau had its own little chapel, big enough to sit about 10 people. This is one of the intricate stained glass windows therein

It was a bit disappointing to see some decorations being replaced by these horrible cardboard-looking things...

... then on the other hand, these frames probably cost as much as the paintings (which both probably cost some ridiculous amount)

We have heaps of photos like this, but I think it's best if I don't show too many lest you figure out what a silly couple we really are
Getting sick of chateaus? Yeah, so were we by this stage, but there’s just one more that you have to see…