Our first stop today is in the home of Leonardo de Vinci who spent the last days of his life in the town of Amboise. King François I brought Leonardo and many other Italian artists and scientists to France in early 1500's. The French Renaissance would not have been possible without them. I should note that photos are not allowed in Leonardo's home -- somehow the camera went off just as the Vendéens were passing through Leonardo's bedroom (it wasn't me, I swear!). In fact most of the exhibits here are of Leonardo's engineering feats. Not a coincidence the the French word for engineering is "génie". It means "genius" also.
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