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Chateau du Vau/ Ballan-Miré/ France View from the back view from the front driveway Living room

Chateau du Vau Ballan Mire

near Tours Ballan Mire, Centre, 37510, France

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Orleans and Les Chateaux

A travel blog entry by billnpat

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... in Chinon, just below the medieval old town and the Renaissance Chateau. We have also visited Chambord and Chenenceau, dramatic chateaux of the Renaissance and both a part of the Francois I, Catherine de Medici royal residence circuit. Chenenceau was the more charming, and was beautifully furnished, and even more beautifully decorated with seasonal Christmas flowers and ornaments. The photos must tell the story, as I am running out of battery… to be continued.
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Chateaux country

A travel blog entry by woodsies

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... who is a guide in training. We set off to see three chateaux; the Lonely Planet Guide says two in a day is probably enough and it is probably right!! Mind you, we did it pretty fast as the speedo was up to 135kph at one stage!

I am soooo frustrated that we can't upload photos, especially of the chateaux. We did expect to be adding photos to this blog but so far can't do it. Basically the chateaux are indescribable - think huge, ornate, old, historical, full ...

Touring in Tours

A travel blog entry by woodsies

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... am almost sleeping through to normal morning time. All the previous entries were written in the early hours of the morning when my body was still adjusting! S it is now mid morning in Tours and we have stopped at a bar for a coffee and loo in the old town of Tours. The coffee was a heart kick for me, it was so strong and Peter forgot to say au lait! He's gone to see another church while I get my breath.

Tours is easy to get around. We walked from the station without getting ...

In Search of Fine French Wine

A travel blog entry by kimjones59

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... way through cheese talk enough to come away with a good selection of French fromages.

With the obligatory purchase of un baguette out of the way, we could happily make our way around the market safe in the knowledge sustenance was in the bag...uette! Bad French pun there. As with markets everywhere, stall holders are a good-humoured gregarious bunch so our attempts at conversing in French provided ...

French Food, Mmmmmm!

A travel blog entry by kimjones59

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... trip up a one-way street - obviously we were going the wrong way. It's hard to tell at the best of times as the streets are often not much more than a car width.

This drive was followed by a typical French dish at our local, prepared by Patou as promised. It was absolutely delicious but between bier, rose, cafe and food, we couldn't move so we headed home ...

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