Category: architecture
Château des Arpentis, Saint–Règle
This is the chateau we landed when the one we booked canceled our reservation. For the full story on how got here, see our earlier post here. On its web site, the history of Château des Arpentis is as follows: The first well-known lord was Christophe Thomas in 1313. Around 1410, the chateau became the…
Finding Château des Arpentis, near Amboise
Continuing with our journey in the Loire Valley … after a few days in Saumur, we went up river to see the chateaux that made the area famous. In the countryside around the city of Tours, we visited several chateaux that are justifiably France’s national treasures and deservedly tourist magnets. We will share those pictures…
Demeure de la Vignole, Turquant, part 2
Towards the end of May, we visited the Loire Valley and stayed at a hotel with rooms that are built into caves. Here are some more examples of cave dwellings which have been modernized. We found these homes just a few minutes down the road from our hotel, between Turquant and Saumur. Here are some…
Der Kölner Doms, Cologne’s cathedral
During one of the long weekends in May 2014, I (Chris) visited Cologne (Köln), Germany. Cologne, situated on the Rhine in the North-Rhine Westphalia region, the 2000 year old city is world famous for its cathedral – it is the largest church in Germany. The main train station (Hauptbanhof) is located right next to it –…