travel starts with photography

There are two Loire Valley regions in France, one of which is in the west of France and consists of five provinces, and the other is called the Center-Loire Valley region, which is in the middle of France, which is where Chen Xing went.

There is no additional connection between them, and they are mainly named after the Loire River as the main feature.

The Central-Loire Valley was not developed a long time ago. It was still during the Hundred Years War with England. The French princes and nobles came here to take refuge here from Paris, and found that the land here is fertile and beautiful. It is a good place for geomantic omen.

So the collective built a large palace here.

From ancient times to the present, nobles have built hundreds of castles here as a cultural product of human history, combined with the local scenery, it has become the golden area of ​​French tourism and an absolute popular attraction.

But if the people who come to visit are not fans of medieval castles, then you only need to choose two or three representative castles to visit, walk slowly and taste carefully.

Chen Xing chose Chambord, which is well-known among all the castles.

This is the largest castle in the entire Loire Valley. If these numerous castles are pearls scattered in the Loire Valley, then Chambord is undoubtedly the brightest and most dazzling one in the whole pearl.

But it should be noted that Chambord has multiple translations in China, such as Chambord Castle, Chambord Castle, Chambord Castle, etc. You have to pay attention when using domestic navigation software.

Because the current navigation is said to be smart, but it is actually a bit of a stick.

Originally, it took Chen Xing three hours to get there in two and a half hours from Paris, and he missed his lunch time to find this place.

It is more reliable to search for the French name.

After the shuttle bus arrives, you can see the stone castle standing in the distance when you get off the bus.

He was too big and too complicated.

The castles that Chen Xing has seen in France for so long are all small. There are many such specious castles in the country, but when he actually sees a castle where a European king lives, he will feel that all the old castles he saw before are bunkers. Bar?
It's as if the high tower in the castle was divided into one and built separately.

But the castle has too many of these towers.

From the position of the parking lot, the spiers of Chambord Castle are gorgeous and complex, like a city in the sky composed of roofs, chimneys and towers. It is fine but has the grandeur of a king. These spiers are patchwork and constitute the European Renaissance. unique style.

Line up for tickets.

Because Chen Xing is a student, the entrance fee was exempted, and there are many such attractions in France.

Knowing that Chen Xing is from Huaxia, the young lady who bought the ticket also handed over an introduction, which was written in Chinese.

"It's free," she said. "If you have higher requirements, then you can rent our audio guide, accompanied by a tour guide."

The introduction in his hand was only a thin page, and Chen Xing didn't want to study the story of this scenic spot while holding a camera to visit the scenery, so he walked to the place where he chose a tour guide.

When you don’t know the history of European castles, it’s best to choose a tour guide to introduce you along the way. This kind of scenic spot is not like a landscape, everyone can understand it, and it will be much less fun if you don’t understand the stories.

Of course, you can also rent an audio guide, but it is definitely not as convenient as a real person, unless you are short of money.

As soon as he passed by, someone greeted him in Japanese and solicited guests, but Chen Xing refused, "I'm from Huaxia."

Immediately, a Chinese-speaking tour guide came up and asked if they wanted to visit together.

Group guides are easy to find, but these bilingual or multilingual guides rarely accept solo guests.

It is estimated that more people can make money.

Chen Xing, the tour guide who is willing to accompany alone, looked for it, and it seems that they can only speak French, but they can also speak a little English.

People around big French cities know English, they just don't like to speak it.

Chen Xing took a fancy to a young and beautiful tour guide. This kind of tour guide may not have as high professional skills as the old tour guide, but it is eye-catching.

He smiled at her and asked, "Then I will trouble you."

Rose, who finally found a guest after waiting for a long time, said heartily: "I believe I can bring you a wonderful travel experience. Chambord is the best castle in France, and you will feel that the trip is worthwhile."

Chen Xing first went to the garden to have a look.

The garden is divided into left and right areas, both of which are at least as big as a football field. There are all kinds of neatly built flower beds and exquisite patterns on the lawn. Of course, they look like patterns in the sky, but on the ground these patterns are as big as the grass on the lawn. corridor.

This is also the best place to see the front of the castle.

Chen Xing raised his Hasselblad camera and took pictures of some distinctive small decorations on the castle.

One of the outstanding points of a medium format camera is its secondary composition effect, coupled with its excellent white balance function, so even if you do not take a good picture when shooting on site, you can still produce professional-level photos at home and improve your work. expressiveness.

Rose asked: "Sir, do you know the king François I?"

"I know." Chen Xing said.

This king is the most obsessed with the Renaissance style in French history, and this castle is also a palace he built for himself.

It is estimated that tourists who come to Chambord should know this simple news.

Rose nodded when she heard Chen Xing's answer, walked with Chen Xing and said:

"This king also has a lot of research on architecture. Under his control, many medieval buildings that are famous in modern times have been built. But at that time, the French Renaissance had just started, so the Chambord you see now is still With strong Gothic architectural features."

She introduced to Chen Xing which Gothic buildings had the strongest expression on the castle, and Chen Xing took pictures of them all.

There is hardware on the outside of the Hasselblad camera that automatically detects the color temperature. When Chen Xing raised his head to take pictures of the buildings on the top of the tower, the white balance was automatically lowered, making the whole castle look more historical, magnificent and beautiful.

This is the natural color that Hasselblad is famous for all over the world.

Sometimes, he may know more about what a photographer needs than the average photographer.

Walking into the interior of the castle, the roughness with a sense of history hits us, but it is a building with a long history. This shortcoming is understandable, and in fact, these can all be regarded as part of the sense of history.

If it is brand new, tourists will probably wonder whether it is the old castle or the new castle.

Inside the hall there is an exquisitely designed double helix staircase.

Rose said:

"This mysterious staircase was designed by Da Vinci. Although there is no clear record, I personally think this statement is very reliable, because Francois I was a good friend with Da Vinci. A design draft does not take much effort. The reason for designing this staircase, according to gossip, is that the king wanted to avoid embarrassment and disputes when the queen and his mistress met head-on.”

Chen Xing circled the two staircases and turned around below. The two sets of staircases interlaced around a common axis and spiraled upwards. The axis was hollowed out. People who walked the two staircases Can see the appearance of the opposite side, but will not meet.

The carvings on it are also very beautiful.

From each floor surrounding the staircase four corridors extend, forming a cross, and these halls are divided into four identical living quarters.

"This is the bedroom of Francois I." Rose suddenly introduced.

Chen Xing waited for the people in front to come out, and walked into this room to have a look inside. There were several small rooms inside, such as a study room and a prayer room. The ceiling was vaulted, very high, and there were carvings on it.

The brocade silk hanging on the wall is very Chinese style and can be called a work of art.

Is this the silk that was previously sold in China to Europe?
It's still not broken.

Chen Xing carefully photographed this piece of silk, and when he was about to go back, ask someone to ask first, and then consider whether to write about this piece of silk in his book, or when the book is published and found to be an oolong, then He was so embarrassed.

Going further up is the wide terrace on the top of the tower, which is an excellent place to enjoy the scenery of the surrounding courtyards, overlooking the surrounding charming scenery in all directions, looking back at the Chambord hunting forest area, and the Loire River in the distance.

Turning around and looking up, I instantly found myself surrounded by all kinds of exquisite roofs. Looking out, I can see the entire Chambord territory at a glance.

Rose said, "There's a café here, would you like a drink?"

"No need." Chen Xing said, busy taking pictures.

This is good in the plain area. As long as you build a tall house, you can see far away. If you build other houses around you, but they are all relatively low, there will be a kind of The feeling of the world beneath my feet.

King's Experience Card - Instantly.

In fact, the emperors of China were like this. At that time, people in the imperial city could not build houses higher than the imperial city. Therefore, when the emperors set foot on the higher part of the imperial palace, they could see neat houses and wide streets extending in all directions.

When Chen Xing was studying history, he liked the city of Bianjing that the teacher said.

A street with a width of 200 meters is estimated to be only produced by China in the world. Unfortunately, no one in later generations has seen the style of that time. In contrast, there are Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, Dadu in the Yuan Dynasty, and Yanjing in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Yanjing is better, at least the age is relatively recent, and there are more things preserved than the previous dynasties.

Chen Xing wandered to the back of the terrace.

He saw people leading horses on the grass below. Those horses were all beautiful. They didn't look like the kind of horses raised in captivity for people to take pictures, but the kind that often run on wide ground. They looked very strong.

Chen Xing suddenly wanted to ride a horse.

He asked, "Then can the horse below be ridden?"

"Generally you can't, but you can take pictures with them, do you want to go and see?"

"Of course, you work here. It's best to tell me that I want to ride on a horse to take pictures. Don't worry, I can ride a horse."

Although Chen Xing's skills can't be said to be able to run wildly on horseback, it is no problem to control a domesticated horse by simply walking a few steps or even trotting. He will not feel scared, let alone fall off .

He is a man who wants to build a manor and raise horses by himself.

It would be great if my manor was as big as this castle. The garden in front of me alone can raise a lot of small animals, not to mention that there is a forest behind the castle. This was the hunting ground of the nobles in the past. paradise.

The two walked down, and there were many people taking pictures beside the two horses.

The blond woman leading the horse was also dressed in ancient European guard clothing, like a guard waiting for the king to mount his horse.

Chen Xing thought that this kind of photography culture was only found in China, but it turned out that Europe also had it.

only……

Seems like it's free here.

Everyone can stand next to the horses to take photos with these horses, but they must be separated by more than one meter, otherwise they will be driven away by the people who lead the horses. Because of the beauty of one of the female guards who lead the horses and feed them The reason is that she has the most tourists here.

When Chen Xing came here, he didn't look at people's looks, he looked at horses.

There are four horses here, and Chen Xing passed them once, and finally stopped at a horse next to the forest, and signaled with his eyes to the tour guide to come forward to help him communicate, so that he could have a good time getting on the horse.

Rose looked troubled.

She does work here, yes, but!
But she's just a part-time job, not a regular employee, and she doesn't usually get in touch with these people, so how could she know each other.

I was about to explain to Chen Xing.

But after thinking about it, it doesn't seem like a big deal to ask first. She has seen these people let tourists ride horses before. What if she talks about it?Will the boss give me an extra tip?
So he went up.

This big brother is also free, and those who take pictures like to go to the front to take pictures, so that they can take pictures of the castle buildings, otherwise how can they prove that they have been to Chambord?But he didn't like too many people, so he walked to a place close to the forest, and no one came to ask him to take pictures.

Rose went up and asked, "Hi, I'm Rose, the tour guide working here."

"Hello, Gabriel, do you need help?"

"Yes, my guest wants to experience riding a horse."

"What? Is he crazy?" Gabriel Pierre stared and said, "Riding a horse is dangerous. Since you are a tour guide, you should tell him, and our horses cannot be ridden casually, you should know."

Of course Rose knew.

But she also knows that accommodations can be accommodated, having seen these equestrians put tourists on horseback.

"He is a gentleman from China. He can ride a horse, and he likes our Chambord equestrian club very much. He is a very self-cultivated fan. He just wants to ride a horse and take pictures, and he won't spend too much time. , there will be no problem with you."

The last paragraph made the equestrian feel a little turbulent.

He looked at Chen Xing.

The Huaxia man smiled slightly at himself, he also looked like a nice person.

"Okay." He agreed, but warned, "I can only ride up and take a photo, otherwise I can't guarantee that Anne will not be angry. She usually hates strangers the most, just listen to me."

"OK OK!"

Rose couldn't help being overjoyed, and thought that the tip was settled, so she hurried to report the news to Chen Xing.