Photos de la Loire

Here are some photos of my class trip to two Chateaux de la Loire: Blois and Chambord. Chronologicaly, they should be read bottom to top, just like stain glass windows. This is entirely intentional.
We also had an amazing two-hour lunch: foie gras and duck, then duck and hazlenuts, then the cheese- I tried three kinds of chevre, one of which was local. It was amazing that the all tasted differently! Then dessert: chocolate cake, a grapefruit tart and a hazlenut-chocolate bar, and sorbet. Followed by coffee. And with excellent wine. Magnificant!



This is Chambord, which was magnificant. It really is out of a fairy tale: one girl kept asking, where did they keep the princess?

This is the entrance to Blois. The statue is of Louis XII , whose capital was here.

Here you can see the Renaissance facade and the Classical facade, as well as a fine profile of Steven Sawyer, our professor.
The outer Renaissance facade of Blois.