Holiday Inn City Center Tours

... that the property holds, but it's what gets put in that comes out. And I'm sure that if you know what to look for you can taste hints of that grace and character in the wine that is made there.<br><br> So it's with a heavy heart that I bid farewell to all my friends in France, however briefly we met. There's no way that the times that I've had wont shape the rest of my experiences in my travels, and for that I'm grateful. <br><br>

... that straddles the River Cher and is surrounded by gardens which even though its late October are still stunning. Inside over 3 floors we take in the places beauty - all of the rooms werer specatuarly painted withj deep blues, green and gold finishes, fine tapestries hang down the ceilings, large oil paintings litter the walls, period furniture gives us an insight into the life of its inhabitants over the years. This chateau wowed us!<br>

... Now came the hard part, trying to decide which chateaus to visit as we knew we could not visit them all. In the end we bought a multi-chateau pass to Cheverny, Chombard and Blois and then had to buy Chenoceau separately. <br> Why choose these chateau's? Chenonceau for the fairy tale chateau, Cheverney for the extravengant interior and furnishings, Blois for the architecture and Chombard for its grandness.

... some drinks in Amboise which is currently my favorite destination that is close to the Meslerie. The Loire valley has so many gems though, it would take forever to uncover them all, so I will choose my battles, and hopefully win several of them before I leave.<br><br> So, I leave you with a few pictures from my day trip to Amboise/Chenonceau and a promise that there is more to come soon.

Things have been running pretty smoothly here at Le Meslerie. Just finished a great push of harvesting and pressing more grapes, 950 liters yesterday (which is laughable by pnuematic press standards, but by hand it's pretty damn good). It's with a heavy heart that I realize that my time here in France is dwindling, but this also means that more adventure is to come, hopefully the good kind.<br><br> After ...

I took a day trip into Tours, which is the biggest city around here. It's a pretty amazing places, I still have a lot of exploring to do here yet, but I wanted to post some pictures of my first trip that I took into Tour alone.<br><br>Enjoy<br>

... I have two jobs: to love and to push the people of God. Often, the vocation gets difficult when it comes time to push. Too often, God&#8217;s people want to be loved and reassured, and told in sadly simplistic ways, that they&#8217;re okay. Well, I know God loves all of us unconditionally, but God also wants us to be our truest, most wonderful selves we can be. God needs us to push one another to that end, not JUST to love in a simplistic way. True, godly love in ...

... in all not too bad though not quite patriotic. Saturday stared off early. I woke up at 6:30 to get to La Republique (where Mom, Tony, Robert and I stayed last time we were here!). Traffic out of Paris in the morning was terrible but that gave me a chance to catch up on my sleep and do some homework. The first stop that day was Chenonceau. Chenonceau is far and away the best palace/castle/chateau that I have been to. It is privately owned and very well ...

... game, they didnt build any pyramids or any structures, I guess we have some cave paintings. I think I could get used to being a royal but I think the cleaning would be a pain; but I guess I would have people to do that for me. As ze leave we decide to do the maze, since Helios is about 6ft 4 he can easily see his way through without much hassel, he then asks me to lead us out, which I do on instinct, I must confess it is a pretty ...

... Then from there, we will travel down to Barcelona to meet Rachael and then to Madrid. Those are all of the reservations that we have at this point, but we will make more in a couple of days. Well that is all for now, nothing very exciting going on here in Tours, but don't get me wrong, I am having a great time here. I love the outdoor cafe atmosphere, I could spend all day here in the old town center. Take care, Love Ryan.