Careful descent....
While touring the Chambord Chateau, I noticed this tiny lady negotiating the very same intimidating staircase that I was on! She was moving very slowly and with great deliberation. I was fearful and fascinated at the same time, and noticed that same look on several nearby faces...including my husband’s! While you can’t tell from my photo because I wanted to focus on Madame, there were several men who quietly moved in and were ready to prevent disaster. No worries! We all breathed a collective sigh of relief when she reached the ground floor, and tottered off without a backward glance at all her would-be castle knights! “One of the architectural highlights is the spectacular open double spiral staircase that is the centrepiece of the château. The two spirals ascend the three floors without ever meeting, illuminated from above by a sort of light house at the highest point of the château. There are suggestions that Leonardo da Vinci may have designed the staircase, but this has not been confirmed.”
Careful descent....
While touring the Chambord Chateau, I noticed this tiny lady negotiating the very same intimidating staircase that I was on! She was moving very slowly and with great deliberation. I was fearful and fascinated at the same time, and noticed that same look on several nearby faces...including my husband’s! While you can’t tell from my photo because I wanted to focus on Madame, there were several men who quietly moved in and were ready to prevent disaster. No worries! We all breathed a collective sigh of relief when she reached the ground floor, and tottered off without a backward glance at all her would-be castle knights! “One of the architectural highlights is the spectacular open double spiral staircase that is the centrepiece of the château. The two spirals ascend the three floors without ever meeting, illuminated from above by a sort of light house at the highest point of the château. There are suggestions that Leonardo da Vinci may have designed the staircase, but this has not been confirmed.”