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| This bridge is about 20 to 30 feet high. Good luck getting across, foot troops! haha :D Thought you would like this photo dad |
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| This is called the king's walk. King CHarles V, King of France in the 14th century, lived in this castle, and he did a lot of things to build it up and stuff. This is apparently a high walkway the king would often take, going between two parts of the castle. |
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| These paintings you see on this wall were made by prisoners in the castle--this is in the keep; the most secure part in the castle. It's like in Lord of the Rings, the Two Towers, when they draw back to the safer part. Same building. |
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| Holy cow, this lock was SO HUGE!!! Look at that bolt! What it lacks in refinement it makes up for in sheer size!! |
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| The beautiful Catholic chapel INSIDE the castle walls |
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| This is the honorary grave of a prince of France who was unjustly killed but then whose remains were recovered and put in this very case. Pretty cool, huh? Lots of symbolism. I loved the armor and arms below the people. |
| This little view is looking out a peephole. Archers could shoot down from here. Just what it would look like looking down into the castle courtyard from the keep's stairs. |
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| Mom's little note to me on christmas package :) love ya mom |
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