France - Loire day 04 - Chateau Chenonceau Ground Floor pt 1 of 2

 These are the main doors for the chateau.

 The main hall after entering is sparse and plain. Very contrary to everything we saw next.

 The first room had a grand fireplace with a roaring fire.

 We noticed that although the main part of the room appeared to have plain tiles, further looking on the edges revealed that it wasn't so! It had just bee worn away from foot traffic over the centuries.

 The chapel was small and simple. It was saved by damage from the French revolution by stacking firewood here and claiming it was a wood storage room.

 The upper area was for the resident royals and important personages so they would not have to mingle with staff.

 Diane de Poitiers chamber.

 One of the many estate diaries open to a page with Diane's signature.

 The main hall going across the river. During WW1, injured soldiers recuperated here. It is told that they made fishing poles and fished in the river from their beds.

 The green room. The tapestry on the wall was green but age and light have changed the pigments to blue.

Off to the side of the green room was a little round room. There was lots of plants from the estate around.