Cheverny Chateau
Stately palace took 30 years to built in 1604.
Owners raised dogs for hunting.
Owners raised dogs for hunting.
This kitchen vegetable garden is one of many gardens.
Well decorated and preserved rooms.
The original Mona Lisa painting was hidden here during WWII.
This print on display is being made with small tiles.
Bedroom with wooden cradle.
Children's bedroom.
Family wedding dress.
King's bedchamber was saved for a visit for the current King. Tapestry is on walls.
Chapel on fourth floor.
Sitting area for guests with harp.
Orange house was used to store orange trees during the winter.
It is now a restaurant.
Seventy hunting dogs are feed daily at 11:30 AM.
Hounds are half English Foxhounds and half
French Poitou are bred to have big feet and stamina.
At 11:29 the hounds started to get in line. They knew it was feeding time.
The dogs were told by the trainer to move upstairs to the kennel rooftop
while he puts out 2 lbs.of food for each dog.
while he puts out 2 lbs.of food for each dog.
The Trainer is very strict with the hounds
and knows every dog's name. When he opens the gate they
rush out but he holds them back before eating.
Only on command they go for the food of raw meat.
Gorgeous Chateau... I love the garden and the bedroom with the cradle and the children's bedroom. I would have enjoyed touring that too. The dogs are something else... I am wondering what they use the dogs for?
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