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Below is the castle that An Qingju and An Chuyu only looked out from afar and did not visit.∽↗The upper left is the castle of Chinon; the middle left is the castle of Langeais; the lower left is the castle of Azay-le-Ridou; the upper right is the castle of Yusaid; the lower right is the castle of Chaumont-sur-loire:

By the way, the French cuisine in the Loire Valley is very good and worth a try. Moreover, the high-end French cuisine here is much lower than the price of Paris. After the summary, I will carefully recall the various itineraries of An Qingju and An Chu meet.

Angers' ancient name was Anjou, which has the historical reasons for the Hundred Years of War. The things that Britain and France couldn't explain clearly in the Middle Ages were really troublesome!

Angers was the place where the Anjou family started. The Earl of Anjou (early the 12th century) was originally a lord who was loyal to the king of France. He became the King of England after going around and adding in-laws. The story is more gossip and more gossip (but it is a historical fact).

The French king at that time was Louis VII. He married Eleanor, the daughter of the Duke of Aquitaine (southwest of France), but he never had children. In addition, Louis VII spent a lot of money to steal anything, so the two divorced after conflicting with each other. Eleanor was very awesome and immediately remarried Henry, Earl of Anjou, with his fief (Aquitaine).

The mother of the Count Anjou was Matilda, the daughter of King Henry I of England (of course, the father was the old Count Anjou). After Henry I died, this woman was also very powerful. She fought for the inheritance of the Count Anjou for her son, which was Henry II. Summary: The ex-wife of King Louis VII of France remarried Earl Anjou became King Henry II of England.

As a result, everyone can think about the ties between Britain and France. - a tip. See the relationship between Nicholas Tse and Li Yapeng.

The Planters dynasty that ruled England for three hundred years in the 12th and 15th centuries was actually the Anjou family who "bringed glory to the country" in Britain. Henry II ascended the throne of the British king, and the title of the royal family could not be used as "Anjou". After all, it was a "French brand", so he borrowed his father's nickname "Porcelain" as his title in Britain.

In this way, Henry II was the Earl of Anjou in France. When he arrived in France, it was Henry II of the Plantain Dynasty. Not to mention the glory, after a period of rule, the Anjou family really regarded themselves as British. This is what the two sides of the Taiwan Strait meant to take advantage of each other, occupying the French in front of the British king.

Later, in the 14th century, the King of France quit and asked him to leave quickly. The Anjou family, who was squatting on the side of France, surrendered. They were canonized as Duke of Anjou, which was officially incorporated into French management.

But the Anju family in the north of the strait was resolute, so it was a Hundred Years War (An Qingju summed up and suddenly realized: It turned out that this was the Hundred Years War!!).

Angers is the hometown of the Anjou family in France. Anqingju and Anchuyu were going to see the castle of Anjou. It was originally the hometown of the Count of Anjou. It was built in the early 13th century when the Anjou family was developed.

During the Hundred Years War in the 14th century, Louis I, the youngest son of the reign of King John II of the reign of the reign of the Duke of Anjou (a complicated marriage). Louis I renovated and expanded the Castle of Angers here, making it very defensive. Every tower at that time was a spire.

Later in the 16th century, Catherine de Medici (that was another legendary woman from a legendary family. The wife of King Henry II of the French King) was rebuilt. In order to amplify the cannon, the tower was changed to its current flat-top style:

In fact, when An Qingju and An Chu met Angers, they really knew this history. It was because they stood on this land with their feet that their thoughts suddenly became clear. With the encouragement of a strong perceptual understanding in their minds, they carefully put the abstract noun Angers into four-dimensional space to study it.

Visiting Angers Castle was 8.5 euros per person. A single page of Chinese introduction was provided. An Qingju and An Chuyu walked in in a daze and walked around in a daze compared to the Chinese introduction. To be honest, when An Qingju arrived at Angers, she was basically confused. It was not until today that she could wake up.

In the castle of Angers, you can see the ever-changing sand table model of the castle in three stages, which has been newly built, expanded and renovated, as well as a 3D display description (no Chinese introduction, you can read in English). It is worth visiting the top of the castle, with a wide view; there is also the French gardening in the center of the castle, which is restored in ancient style. Although the scale is not large, it is also considered unique:

In addition, what Angers castle most admires is to see a set of tapestry called "Revelation". This was customized by Louis I (the first generation who was named Duke of Anjou). There are 6 tapes in total, each of which is 6 meters high and 23 meters long, and it was woven for 7 years - it was quite fast by the craftsmanship at that time.

This tapestries depict scenes from heaven and earth, mainly for preaching, roughly speaking, they should do justice, otherwise they will go to hell, etc. However, because they are afraid that light will damage the fiber, the hall of the tapestries is very dark, and the story is not as vivid as Bayeux tapestries. Without a Chinese tour guide, An Qingju and An Chu met and retreated.

I found two tapestries on the Internet, and the look was the dim look (the photo was found on the Internet, and the inside was not allowed to be taken). It was quite exquisite in the Middle Ages; but the story was really not attractive, it was too preachy: Angers Castle was in the old city and was almost bombed in World War II, so there were newly built cities outside the castle.

After driving all the way, An Qingju felt a little dizzy and had a rest in the parking lot for a while. This discovered a benefit of Sunday: even the parking lot is not open and it is free.

After settling on the banks of the Loire, An Qingju and An Chuhui went south to the Loire River, and the car drove along the Loire River.

Looking at the spacious river surface and the clouds rushing on the horizon, my mood became brighter? This kind of rolling cloud always reminds An Qingju of the clouds in French romantic landscape paintings. The clouds painted by others are actually realistic. People who live in cities like us can only make up:

The roads along the Loire River are quite spacious, and there are parking lots for cars to rest and have picnics every not far away. There are usually steps to walk down the river bank when you get off the parking lot. Sometimes you can see locals playing on the river bank.

After crossing the Loire River south, to the Vienne, a tributary of the Loire River, An Qingju and An Chuyu soon saw the Chinon Castle on the other side of the river. The castle is inconspicuous, neither grand nor gorgeous, but just guarding the bank of the Loire River. It has a bit of a fortress. I took a look at the departure from a distance.

Turning back to the Loire River, this time it was on the south bank of the Loire River. Under the guidance of GPS, An Qingju and An Chucheng passed through a large field of golden sunflowers and finally found the Yusai Chateaud’us colored castle. This castle is hidden in a wooded forest on the south bank of the Loire River. It is probably just a remote place to drive there.

It is also composed of city walls and castles, but the castle itself is the main body, and the defense function of the city wall is not so obvious. The famous thing about this castle is that it gave Charlesperrault's fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty Castle", so it is simply called "Sleeping Beauty Castle" by tourists. There are wax figures with scenes of sleeping beauty - attracting tourists.

It was already past six o'clock. Although the sky looked like it was just after noon, my stomach faithfully reminded An Qingju and An Chu to meet it for dinner.

An Qingju walked around the wall twice, but was too lazy to go in. When the car turned back and left Yusaid'us castle, he suddenly discovered from the inverted mirror that the best viewing castle was actually on a straight rural road outside the castle:

This day was basically spent in the car: looking for gas stations everywhere, parking lots, and toilets everywhere, and I was mentally tired. I didn't arrive at the residence of An Qingju and An Chuyu until almost 7 o'clock.

It was in a village called pocésurcis, 6 kilometers outside the town of Ambois, Ambois (translated as pocé on the banks of the Cisco River). The village is very small and quiet. It is quite old. Some small shops are obviously serving the locals. The front looks like the set in an old movie.

This reminds An Qingju and An Chuyu of the village offices, cooperatives and other things I saw in remote villages in China. The homestay booked by An Qingju and An Chuyu used to be a winery, with a large slope behind it, and the wine cellar inside the slope; and the slope was wisely transformed by the homeowner into a parking lot for guests.

Because I was very comfortable living in the house of Pontorson’s Japanese sister on the day before, I was inevitably more picky when I came to the Pocésurcis. The reason for being picky is that the home in the house is relatively simple and the home feels weak; the second is that there are few electrical facilities, no refrigerators, electric kettles, and no TVs. The boss’s wife is not allowed to cook or heat food in the house.

Actually, looking at this room now, it is very good to be serious: after you settle down, you will soon worship the Wudian Temple. It's Sunday again! The boss's wife said that the restaurants in the village are not open, and you have to go to Ambois to have dinner at the old town of Ambois - only the tourist area will open on Sunday. OK.

Two hungry guys drove into the car and crossed the Loire River into Amboise. Sure enough, there were many restaurants there. I just found an Italian restaurant, ate steak, and pizza. When ordering the drink, I tried a local French drink: orangina, an orange soda, which tasted a bit surprising, like a lot of fresh oranges added with steam:

By the way, An Qingju never thought that she would have the possibility of eating the whole Pi An Chu A. After all, Pi An Chu A in Pi An Chu A was too huge and the crust was thick.

In France, An Qingju and An Chuyu did not meet the thick pancake crust. It probably didn’t. All the pancakes were actually covered with fillings on top of the pancakes and served on a plate with a diameter of about 30 cm. There were no cuts, so you had to solve them with a knife and fork.

But I have to admit that even the Pi An Chuma A sold to foreigners in the tourist area, the taste is quite good. As for the steak, it’s fine, it’s fine, but it must be added with salt, pepper and mustard to taste better. (The novel “He Comes From the End of Time” will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there is also a 100% lottery gift for everyone! Open WeChat now, click the “+” sign in the upper right to "Add Friends", search for the official account “dd” and follow it, hurry up!) (To be continued, please search for Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!
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