Checked out another chateau today. This is the one that King Henri II's mistress, Diana, took over after his wife took over Chenonceau, although she apparently didn't spend a lot of time here. It's high on a hill overlooking the village and the Loire River. Here's a few shots of it, from a window in it and from the river below it. That's Cindy in the black sweater in two of the shots.
Tonight was the re-enactment of Jeanne d'Arc's arrival in Orleans when she is reported to have led the French forces to drive the dreaded anglais out of town during the 100 years war. (We're back!) I didn't get a great shot of her due to crowds and night lighting, but every year the Orleanais select a young woman (presumably 17 years old like Jeanne was) to play the roll of Jeanne.
Here's some shots I grabbed from the Orleans.fr website.
I am totally impressed with your photography! I knew you were good, but this is over the top! Oh, now I see the classifier/credit....... we still think you are good. Seriously though, it must be quite the 'spectacle, n'est pas'? J'espere que vous comprends ma pauvre francais - je m'excuse.......
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