Monday, June 23, 2008

This is a crappy photo of the next chateau Montreuil-Bellay. It was much older than the previous and privately owned also but we were able to go right thru it . At one stage a cardinal had lived there and all his gear was displayed and the writing room with his gold inlayed tables and secret doors.I did not realize that the upper hierachy of the church vied for many centuries with the monarchy for power and wealth.

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