Anne D Anjou Saumur

... 1087;о автоб 72;ну где-то в 50 килом 77;трах от Кана.

&# 1044;альне ;йший путь лежит по Route du Cidre – Сидро 74;ой д ...

... The Clos Lucé is where Leonardo lived when Francois I invited him to live in France, and there's a view of Amboise Castle from Leonardo's bedroom window. He and Francis were very close and it is said that Leonardo died in Francois's arms. The grounds contain some working models of Leonardo's inventions, including a helicopter rotor, an armored military tank, and a device for bringing water from a river to a trough. Yvonne and I got into the tank to spin the wheel and make ...

... not get the viola, but is considering getting a violin that is currently being made) and Christina. I had a very tasty jambon et fromage galette and a boulée of cider. Some of the other women had ice cream as well, but it was almost time to get back to the bus so I didn't get any.

On our way to Chinon we passed through Vouvray (famous for producing Chenin blanc wine) and made a quick stop in Amboise just for the ladies. Rolinka said it was a big secret ...

... part was well-executed at least.
Amanda and company are totally adorable and fantastic hosts, by the way. I have definitely been well-fed, and this place would be perfect if it weren't so damn far from civilization. They have fresh tomatoes, apples, grapes, pears, pumpkins, eggs (yes they have chickens), and other delights that I'm sure I'm forgetting. For the first two days it was great to unwind and relax ...

... to everyone. The first one had a huge choir conducted by a Gary Glitter look alike and a fiery pit. The next one was even more incomprehensible with lots of water and even more fire! The audience sat on the ground and the strange performers did their thing with large a mount of flame on a weird structure just yards from the audience.

On Sunday we went to Le Gargantuesque pique-nique at a beautifull park. The whole place full of ...

... and Delphine & Guillaume their kids
Benoit (mon other brother) with Nathalie is wife and Solene, Alexandre, Laure & Charles their children.
We had a blast during that week.
Also, daddy is arriving on Aug 6th...look forward to see him.

Remy

Hello,

Our 2 weeks in Sables d'Olonnes are over. We had a great time !
Now back to Angers where we are getting Baptise on Sunday Aug 2nd.
We all are getting baptise, Remy, Zoe & Clementine.
Also, it is Guillaume baptism (my uncle son).
We are looking forward to that big party with the cousins

Remy

Even though the weather is starting to slowly go to hell we are taking the road to Chambord, one of the biggest castles of the area. A little background: it was the summer house of Francis the 1st so the expectations are quiet huge. We are all surprise by the size of the thing.... it is way too big for one person alone. The rooms are amazing and for the times quiet comfortable, but to top it all it features "the staircase" the one ...

... where Catherine de Medicis use to live in as well as Francis the 1st. It was build on the water and makes you wonder what was the motivation apart from keeping the English away. It was in used right until WWI where it was used as an army hospital. When you see all those building you can understand why all nobles had their heads cut off a couple of centuries later.

... me in range of Tours which has a youth hostel. The next couple of stops look sorted. Anyway despite the grim start and general dreariness of the rest of the day there were indeed castles, caves, churches and a restaurant in a mine. There are also some other tourists. Most of the tasting / cave places are on their off season hours so close for lunch. The bike route id signposted but idiosyncratically; on sign said Samur 6km by road and 9km by bike route ...