Loire Valley: Chateau Chenonceau

As a class trip, we took a weekend to go to the Loire Valley to visit castles and wine caves. Below is the Chateau Chenonceau which is straight out of a fairytale:

 The farm area, with donkeys!

 The moat:

 Some pretty ducks in a pond:

 The front entrance:

 Inside, handpainted floors that have eroded over time (you can only see remains at the edges of the rooms)

 The mistress' bedroom:

 A medieval kitchen:

The hallway that walks 
overtop of the water

Myself with the exterior:

 The view from the Medici gardens:

 A slightly obscured view of the labyrinth garden: