Republican picnic in a royal place cancelled by rain

The "republican picnic" planned on the july 14th France national day was cancelled because of the rainy weather in Angers that morning. Open and free for public, the gardens castle were deserted. Only a few tourists, from Africa, and boys scouts, were there. That was a chance to stroll over the beds, the monuments and the battlements as if the castle was yours.

The lack of monitoring allowed to venture in an open sky part of the castle shut to visitors : a former giant dining room. That's a pity : the ground is turned over, invaded by wild herbs and partly covered by an ugly roof made of corrugated sheets. The two thirds of the walls have been destroyed on the river Maine side and "only" a half on the castle courtyard side. That one still keeps several windows with stone mullions and transoms.

In the back ground of this antique dining room probably designed for honour guest stays a giant fire place where, formely, beefs were roasted "de la barbe jusqu'au cul" (origin of the english word "barbecue"). Would it be possible to restore this place and give it back its prestigious image of ancient times? Its renting could be a way to drive money to the castle whose royal home, devastated by fire in 2009, is in desperate need.