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Orleans and Les Chateaux
... and condiments to accompany.
Then we walked over to the Cathedral to enjoy the very special birthday party that was being celebrated. Well, OK, it wasn’t just for Pat’s birthday… she had to share the honour with a young teenaged girl with slight psychotic and megalomaniacal traits who was celebrating her 600th birthday on this same day. Her name was Jeanne d’Arc.
The Cathedral was spectacularly lit, inside and out, for ...
Chateaux country
... to stop when you want one. So we walked. I am quite amazed at what I have been able to do and want to declare my broken ankle of last year officially over. Although it swells a bit, it is standing up to long walking, most of it on cobblestones! My training walking back home in Bittern has paid off and my fitness is improving each day.
We spent the morning exploring the old town which is simply amazing. Although much was bombed they have restored and preserved ...
Touring in Tours
... Then I felt a panic rising: what if the door opened and exposed me to the people outside? Worse still, what if I couldn't get out before our imminent arrival at the station?? Neither happened and we made it to Tours.
We are have been blessed so far with such beautiful weather and yesterday was crisp and sunny. Wearing winter layers adds a certain hassle factor to life, I find. With a couple of layers underneath and a coat on top, plus a scarf wrapped around a few times and ...
Last Full Day In St Cyran du Jambot
... a large single garage with an earthen floor. Bats keep Mike's wine company while he is away. Each year when on holidays, Mike takes 30 litre bags, similar to the sacks in our wine casks, and has them filled with his choice of wine for the season. He then bottles them at home and lays them down to be enjoyed at a later date. This feature was apparently the real estate agent's trump ...
Premiere Chataeau de Loire
... we could hear a lot of excited cheering, so we allowed our ears to lead us beyond the chateau perimeter hedge to the local soccer field where we saw, what appeared to be the local derby match in full flight. Red v Blue with neither team prepared to yield. If only they were playing with jousting sticks at $250 a piece!
As darkness called an end to the day, we arrived home to what has become our familiar little village, where once again we joined ...



