2015-09-07-Amboise, FR- Château d'Amboise & Château du...
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  2. 2015-09-07-Amboise, FR- Château d'Amboise & Château du Clos Lucé2015-09-07-Amboise, FR- Château d'Amboise & Château du Clos Lucé
  3. After lunch our group gathers for an assault on Château d'AmboiseAfter lunch our group gathers for an assault on Château d'Amboise

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After lunch our group gathers for an assault on Château d'Amboise
Château d'Amboise rises above the town
A narrow alley in Amboise
Charming Amboise
Georgia in Amboise
What could be better than pastries and chocolate?
Château d'Amboise
Our fearless and unflappable leader, Guilleume
Jean and Dave ready to storm the castle
Château d'Amboise
Ascending the ramp and steps to Château d'Amboise
Building flanking the entrance to the castle/chateaux
Members of our group entering Château d'Amboise
Château d'Amboise (The royal Château at Amboise is a château located in Amboise, in the Indre-et-Loire département of the Loire Valley in France. Confiscated by the monarchy in the 15th century, it became a favoured royal residence and was extensively rebuilt. King Charles VIII died at the château in 1498 after hitting his head on a door lintel. The château fell into decline from the second half of the 16th century and the majority of the interior buildings were later demolished, but some survived and have been restored, along with the outer defensive circuit of towers and walls. It has been recognised as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1840. Château d'Amboise is situated at an elevation of 81 meters.)
Dave admires the former royal residence
The armory-Château d'Amboise
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View of Amboise from the castle heights
View of Amboise from the castle heights
View of Amboise from the castle heights
View of Amboise from the castle heights
Georgia at Château d'Amboise
Château d'Amboise's Chapel of Saint-Hubert where Leonardo da Vinci is buried
The chapel of Saint-Hubert
The chapel of Saint-Hubert d
The great man's final resting place in the Chapel of St Hubert
Paying tribute to Leonardo da Vinci
Our knowledgeable guide
Château d'Amboise's Chapel of Saint-Hubert
Château d'Amboise's Chapel of Saint-Hubert
Gargoyle-Château d'Amboise's Chapel of Saint-Hubert
Detail-Château d'Amboise
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Royal Salamander-The Emblem of King Francis I of France (1494 – 1547) who ruled from Château d'Amboi (Francis' personal emblem was the salamander and his Latin motto was Nutrisco et extinguo ("I nourish [the good] and extinguish [the bad]").)
Bridge spanning the Loire River in Amboise
The turrets of Château d'Amboise
View of Amboise from the castle heights
View of Amboise from the castle heights
Vaulted ceiling-Château d'Amboise
Château d'Amboise-Royal fireplace
Queen for a day
The crowning moment
Beautiful enameled dinnerware
Fresh flowers adorn the Chateau
St Michael, Archangel
Tom at Château d'Amboise
Carroll surveys the Loire from atop Château d'Amboise
Georgia and Carey take in the view
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Georgia at the ramparts
View from Château d'Amboise
View from Château d'Amboise
Georgia at  Château d'Amboise
Georgia at  Château d'Amboise
Rge banks of the Loire River from the Chateau
The Loire snakes past Amboise
The chateau's extensive gardens
The great Leonardo da Vinci, who died at Chateaux Amboise
A model of the  solar system
Dave and Carroll at  Château d'Amboise
Dave hoping his leg does not get the hydrant treatment
Château d'Amboise
Exiting  Château d'Amboise
Château d'Amboise
The fortified walls of  Château d'Amboise
Amboise-The narrow road to Château du Clos Lucé from Château d'Amboise
A marker commemorating natural cave air raid and artillery fire shelters (Chateau d'Amboise sits on top of a limestone cliff that is honeycombed by natural caves and man made tunnels which served as shelters for local civilians during WW II when Allied bombers attacked nearby German Army positions.)
A cave residence in Amboise (Today, many of the caves and tunnels in the limestone cliffs below the chateau serve as rustic dwelling places for residents of Amboise.)
My new friend, Monsieur Roger (Some weeks back, our tour director Guillaume befriended Monsieur Roger, a very fine and friendly gentleman in his 70s who resides in one of cave dwellings beneath Chateau d'Amboise. After Guillaume introduced us to Roger, he graciously invited us to tour his cozy cave home.)
Monsieur Roger's cave residence
Monsieur Roger's grandfather, a WW I combat veteran, and his campaign cap (While touring his residence at his invitation, Monsieur Roger noticed that I was studying this photograph,  he explained to me (in French) that this was his grandfather, who had been gassed by the Germans during WW I, but had survived. Roger was astonished when I revealed to him (in very bad French) that my maternal grandfather also fought the Germans as a member of the famed "Fighting 69th" Regiment of the US Army and had also been gassed by the Germans and had also survived. This  common thread in our heritages seemed to form an immediate bond between us. Guillaume later explained that Monsieur Roger was fond of Americans, still grateful for the role that our Army played in defeating the Germans in both World Wars and liberating France during the Second World War.)
Le Comptoir des Reines-"The Tavern of Kings"
The Royal Salamander--The symbol of King Francis I of France
Château du Clos Lucé or simply Clos Lucé (Clos Lucé is a small château in Amboise. The place is famous for being the official residence of Leonardo da Vinci between 1516 and 1519, when Leonardo died. Clos Lucé is located at 500 metres from the royal Château d'Amboise, to which it is connected by an underground passageway. In 1516, King Francis I of France invited Leonardo da Vinci to Amboise and provided him with the Clos Lucé, then called Château de Cloux, as a place to stay and work. Leonardo, arrived with three of his paintings, namely the Mona Lisa, Sainte Anne, and Saint Jean Baptiste. Leonardo lived at the Clos Lucé for the last three years of his life, and died there on 2 May 1519.)
David and Guillaume confer on the grounds of Clos Lucé
Georgia in the courtyard of Clos Lucé
A meadow on the grounds of Clos Lucé
The courtyard of Clos Lucé
Leonardo da Vinci's bedroom
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Leonardo da Vinci
The chapel of Clos Lucé
Detail-The chapel of Clos Lucé
Detail-The chapel of Clos Lucé
The Great Room of Clos Lucé
Clos Lucé
Clos Lucé
View of Chateau d'Amboise from Clos Lucé
A sumptuous table at Clos Lucé
The kitchen of Clos Lucé
A helicopter design by da Vinci (Today, the Clos Lucé is a Leonardo da Vinci museum that reflects the prestigious history of the region and includes forty models of the various machines designed by Leonardo. The museum also includes a copy of the Mona Lisa, painted by himself.)
Parachute design by da Vinci
Tank design by da Vinci
Clos Lucé
Tower and arcade of Clos Lucé
Clos Lucé
View of Amboise and Chateau d'Amboise from Clos Luce
Clos Lucé, built in the Renaissance architectural style
Another da Vinci invention
A peacock guardian
Georgia takes a break on the grounds of Clos Lucé
The grounds of Clos Lucé
Amboise
Chateau d'Amboise
Felix
A colorful port, Clos Lucé
Georgia and David trudging to our bus from Clos Lucé
The formidable Château d'Amboise
Château d'Amboise viewed from our hotel
Amboise and it's Chateau viewed from our hotel
After a day of active touring, we kicked back with a little bread, cheese and, of course, wine

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