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| My husband and I outside famous Chambord! |
After he had it built (and its cost bankrupted Francis yet again), those who attempted to live in it complained of how difficult it was to go up or down or even from one end to the other.
Why?
Francis insisted on the most wide rooms, the most wide passages or none at all, in the vein of rooms that were en filade or one leading into another. he has a glorious inner spiral staircase, treacherous to walk in good shoes. Trust me, I know! And the outer staircases, built for servants to use to run errands and bring dinner etc., are even more dangerous.
Why?
Because they are open to the elements, rain and snow and sleet can enter and...well, you know how difficult that is to navigate in snow shoes.
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| The elaborate roof line of Chambord! |
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| The Long Hall in Chenonceau, seen in THE SERPENT QUEEN! |
The truth is that Chambord was inhabited fewer than 30 days because of its very nature. Hard, cold, fearsome, it is. No matter how idyllic it may seen from the outside.
Do go visit. See for yourself.
And while you are there, visit Amboise and Chenonceau and Blois. All of these are far lovelier and more romantic.
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