H''Tel Le Choiseul Amboise
36 quai Charles-Guinot Amboise, Loire Valley, Centre, 37400, France
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Amboise Day 1
This morning we went to Le Chateau de Chenonceau, probably the most popular and most developed of the Loire chateau's. Restored back to its original renaissance style this lovely chateau is particularly pretty and tasteful, and set in amongst vast gardens and forests. Andre and I enjoyed exploring the various rooms and finding out about the six …
Amboise Day 2
Today the weather changed on us and we had intermittent showers throughout the day, but the temperature was pleasant and the rain didn't really dampen our desire to explore the countryside some more. We drove through Tours to a small village on the other side where we visited the Chateau de Villandry, renowned for its gardens more than for the …
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Chateaux country
... s stories, royalty, gardens, turrets and towers, huge doors, moats, incredible art, enormous tapestries, gigantic fireplaces, tiny ornate four poster beds, elaborate fabric wallpapers, grand staircases, marble floors, basements full of kitchen areas, chapels and views to die for! And there are 3000 in the Loire Valley. We have seen them from above when watching the Tour de France but this was the first close up view. Mind you, the history is generally not glorious, ...
Touring in Tours
... gloves, it is a challenge to access the bag, backpack or camera in a hurry! In addition, we are wearing the same clothes in all the photos, no matter what we wear underneath because we are always rugged up. The French pretty well all wear black chic coats and the children are bundled up in parkas and gloves, many with Christmas decorations or Santa hats. Their associations with Christmas are a long way from heat, holidays and beaches!
I will have to change my writing habits now ...
Last Full Day In St Cyran du Jambot
... br> Today involved a dummy run to the station at Loches, where we will catch the first of two trains to get to Paris, departing at 7:20 am tomorrow. With more than an hour before sunrise at that time and given the local flooding from the overnight storm, we didn't want to take any chances so we think we have it organised.
We stopped at the local nursery to purchase some ...



