Saturday, June 28, 2008

Chaumont


Wild boars roam in the royal hunting grounds so its not all biere and skittels here. Someone told me that they saw a snake too! Chaumont was the castle originally owned by Catherine De Medici, wife of Henri 11. He died jousting and Catherine wanting to get her own back on his favorite mistress swapped Chaumont for Diannes De Poitiers castle CHermonceau. Dianne De Poitiers made it pretty comfortable and on her shield is a boar

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