- Château de Chambord
Chambord is the largest château in the Loire Valley. Built in 1519–1547 as a hunting lodge for François Ier. A hunting lodge! - Château de Chenonceau
The avenue leading to the castle. Great shade in the summer heat. - Château de Chenonceau
Such a wonderful lavender. - Château de Chenonceau
The vegetable garden with all sorts of plants. I love the tiny apple trees forming the borders. Yes, those are 40 cm tall trees :-) - Château de Chenonceau
A 16th century farm in the castle gardens. Here all the flowers used for the castle decoration are grown. - Château de Chenonceau
View of the castle from the gardens of Catherine de Médicis. - Château de Chenonceau
What a wonderful black room. And matching white flowers. - Château de Chenonceau
Chambre de Louise de Lorraine, the black room. She was mourning the death of her husband Henri III. - Château de Chenonceau
La chambre de Catherine de Médicis The rooms were quite cosy with fireplaces, wooden ceilings and the walls covered with Flemish tapestries. - Château de Chenonceau
La chambre de Catherine de Médicis A typical renaissance baldachin bed. - Château de Chenonceau
Chambre des Cinq Reines Room of the daughters and daughters-in-law of Catherine de Médicis: La Reine Margot, Elisabeth of France, Maria Stuart (wife of François II), Elisabeth of Austria (wife of Charles IX), and Louise of Lorraine (wife of Henri III). - Château de Chenonceau
La tour des Marques The only remaining (and renovated) part of the medieval castle owned by the Marques family. - Château de Chenonceau
Another magninficent fireplace, this one is in the Salon Louis XIV. The salamander and the ermine are the symbols of Francis I and his wife Claude of France. - Château de Chenonceau
One part of the castle kitchen, with modern equipment. - Château de Chenonceau
One of the many chandeliers in the Gallery across the river. - Château de Chenonceau
Chambre de Diane de Poitiers. - Briare
What a lovely place Briare is. This is Pont du Rialto, one of the many bridges in town. - A peacock
- Botanical Gardens
- Botanical gardens
- Korean design
- Water lily
- Water lily
- Typical Korea
- Buddhist Temple
- Jeju
- Lotte Hotel in fog