Bicycles everywhere, eh? Where are these being stored? Two clues: not in China nor Holland. But where? Send your answers to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include the town where you live.
Three people recognized the recent Mystery Photo. The photo came from Ann Royster of Shelby, N.C. who took it last week while on a Rick Steves tour of the area. First in was Karen Garner of Dacula, saying the photo was that of “Château d’Amboise, France. Supposedly the chapel is the burial place of Leonardo DaVinci. It was a royal residence for many years, and Mary, Queen of Scots was raised there. French king Charles VII hit his head on a doorframe and died of his injuries there. It was built in the 1400s.”
Bob Foreman of Grayson added: “The photo is of Chateau d’Amboise in the Loire Valley of France. This is a great example of early renaissance and French Gothic architecture. There is a lot of interesting history associated with this place, including the “grave” of Leonardo deVinci. Both my wife and my mother descended from Huguenots. Thousands of French protestant Huguenots were massacred by French Catholics here, supposedly because of a plot by protestants against the Catholic king. Huguenots never forget.”
Another recognizing it was Michael Wood of Peachtree Corners, saying: “Chateau D’Amboise was taken by French King Charles II to become a royal palace. Francois I, a later king, invited Leonardo da Vinci to move to Amboise; and Chateau D’Amboise became da Vinci’s place of burial.”
LAGNIAPPESpectacular skyscraper buildings in downtown Atlanta
ATLANTA SKYLINE VIEW: Here’s a particularly neat look of the Atlanta skyline, taken viewing westward, by Roving Photographer Frank Sharp just at the end of a cloudless day. If you send this to friends in faraway places, remind them that the new skyscrapers in the Buckhead area of Atlanta are much more modern and soaring than the older downtown area.
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