just to make this easy for you.... can just start reading from the bottom of this post and move up (find may 7 then read it...find may 8 then read...may 9 and so on) this one is a pretty long post and i don't want you to get confused...so just start from may 7 at the bottom of this post! thank you and enjoy reading!!
(can you believe this is the second time i edited this post just trying no get your confused...sigh).
10 may 2009
at first we decided to drive to paris after breakfast..but then since half of the previous day was wasted, we decided to see one or two more castles nearby or along the way.
PAGODE DE CHANTELOUP
we didn't really have all the time that morning to walk miles..so we thought of just taking pictures from a distance. as we approached the gate to get a close look, the lady there said we needed to pay if we wanted to go beyond that point. we needed to get closer to get a better picture!! i just told my husband to go inside alone and take photos...hay. i guess i will just read about it more on the website ..
info about chanteloup...
CHATEAU DE TOURS
since taking photo didn't take too long, we tried finding another castle nearby. upon reaching the town of tours, we parked somewhere and just walked. we were surprised to see the castle right in the middle of the town (if not for the gps we brought, we wouldn't recornize that the castle was already in front of us!!). ok...all i could say is..'aahhhh'. and we left.
there are acutally 57 historical highpoints along the loire and we will definitely go back to see more of it. next time we will make sure the weather is better. just read on to know more about the previous days!!
9 may 2009
talking about bad weather...it was rainig all morning!! we left the hostel almost lunchtime already and we just kept driving around waiting for the rain to stop. well, it didn't stop but at least it wasn't raining hard anymore when we were near the area of the first castle for the day that we would be visiting.
CHATEAU ROYAL D'AMBOISE
the amboise castle is situated at the highest point of that town.
However, the current building is only one-fifth of the "palace" constructed by Charles VIII. This palace underwent periods of abandon and neglect, and several phases of organised demolition.
oh..and another significant info about this place -- leonardo da vinci is buried here!!
more about amboise...
CHATEAU ROYAL DE CHAMBORD
the royal château de chambord is one of the most recognizable châteaux in the world because of its very distinct french renaissance architecture that blends traditional french medieval forms with classical italian structures.
and that one didn't come for me exactly...hehehe!! its from their website. if i describe, i would say it is breathtaking!! one of the loveliest castle i have ever seen!!
more on chambord...
we took the carriage ride around the land and the next photo was taken from the other end of the state... really beautiful!!
8 may 2009
since may 8 is a holiday here in france, we had a long weekend. we decided to spend that weekend in a place outside paris called val de la loire (loire valley). i was really excited that we will be seeing a number of castles all in one place!!
from the weather forcast we expect that the weather in la loire will not be that good that weekend but i never thought it would be bad!! it was grey and raining most of the time. we had little sun late in the afternoon but barely felt it. but that didn't ruin (totally!!) our adventure. we did get to see a couple of castles and had good pictures!! so lets start the tour!!
if you want to know more of val de loire, check out this link!!
Loire Valley
CHATEAU DE CHENONCEAU
after checking-in in our hostel (we actually stayed in the house of somebody!! i thought we rented someone's house for the weekend! i only realized when we got there that we would live with them. but we had our own room with a separate entry so didn't disturb them), we started on chateau-hopping right after lunch. here was our first stop!!
Chenonceau owes a large part of its charm to women: it was built in 1513 by Katherine Briçonnet, then made even more attractive by Diane de Poitiers and Catherine de Médicis, and saved from the rigours of the French Revolution by Mrs Dupin.
more about chenonceau..
7 may 2009
today isabelle received a package from tita bubut and tito boy (from new jersey)!! isabelle was really surprised to see her name on the box (she knows how her name looks like...though she didn't notice that the last part of her name on the box is missing some more letters..hehehe). i told her i had to take a photo of her and her very first package and she was more than eager to have her picture taken.. and of course her little sister was there too!! and of course you know what happened next after the picture taking...hahaha
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ok after trying to figure out the order i think i got it. =)
the girls look cute with the package!
the castles look beautiful! the beds and the decorations and the exterior pics look lovely. although the weather does look a little drab. next time try weather.com and then put in the place you want to go to check the weather ahead, even months ahead. :) its great and easy to use, so next time you can sched when its nice and sunny, although the cloudiness adds some nice touch to the pics you have. :)
you added the warning note after i read it. thanks a lot. HAHAHA
wonderful pictures of the castles!! Your shots are looking really professional!
Seems Isabell had so much fun, with her package..
May I ask you about the name Alonzo... that´s not a typical asiatic name... or?
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