Le Dauphin Hotel Salbris

Our final chateau - Chambord. Everything about Chambord is done on a grand scale and on apporaching the chateau one is awe struck by the size, not only of the chateau but the grounds which cover 35sq kms! Inside has over 400 rooms, some bare conrete walls, some with renaissance art hanging on the walls and several had the full works - tapestries, furniture, frescos.

The history of the chateau was also very interesting as it was home to whom would have been next ...

Next stop Cheverney. This chateaux had less of a grand opening as it was able to be seen from the road, however the size of the grounds impressed. One would not have guessed what lay inside. We were wowed by Chenonceau but by Chevereny we were blown away. The detail of the rooms were simply overwhelming and at times hard to take it all in...just check out the photos we have uploaded on this page.

... didn't see her for maybe 45 minutes. She eventually turned up with TWO violin cases, which the man let her borrow so that she could test out the instruments. One of them was actually a viola that apparently was unusual because it was smaller than an ordinary viola, which meant that she would be able to play it easier. After dinner, we went back to the hotel and sat in the lobby listening to Linda play both instruments while she tested their tone. She decided ...

... to enunciate my feeling by
abstracting an episode from Paulo Coelho. I have a long , hard struggle with myself not to get up and go to the
stationary shop to buy that glue. I experience terrible feelings of
anxiety, but I am determined to stay here doing nothing, at least for a few hours. Gradually, the anxiety gives way to contemplation, and I
start to listen to my soul. It has been longing to speak to me, but I’m
always too busy. The ...

 From Chenonceaux we plan to drive about an hour east, to the town of Chambord with it's magnificent chateau.  Got kinda lost on our last visit here, bringin' a road map and google directions this time ...

... l'élection de de l'homme d'affaire Fradique de Menezes. Cet homme politique a étudier au Portugal et en Belgique quand il revient sur son ile natal il prend posession de la principa entreprise produisant du cacao -une des ressources principale de l'ile- et créé en 2001 le Mouvement Démocratique des Forces de Changement. En 2006 Fradique de Menezes est ré-élu datant Patrice ...

L'histoire de Sao-Tome est assez restreinte.
L'archipelle à été découvert au 15th siécle par les portugais Joao de Santarem and Pero Escobar. Ainsi sous domination portugiase ST devient un point de passage important pour le commerce du sucre du canne ainsi que pour la traite des esclaves
Entre1641 - 1648 les hollandais occupent le port de Sao-Tome et les francais attaquent la ville en 1709 par la suite on va assister à une deuxi ...

... s les Seychelles.

Chose a noter Sao-Tome est le pays le plus proche du "centre du monde": le croisement entre l'équateur et le méridien de Greenwich. L'équateur passe en effet par sur l'ilhéu das Rolas . (petite iles composant l'archipel au Sud du pays) et le méridien de greenwich n'est qu'a 6° de la capitale.

Le climat sur place est donc ...

Me voila en France pour quelques temps afin de préparer correctemnet cette formidable opportunité que représente ce stage. Le premier article sera donc une petite présentation de Sao-Tome. Car peut -trés peut- savent que ce pays existent et encore moins savent oú cela ce situe. Présentation rapide: Nom: Sao-Tome et ...

... we found the Torcy campsite but it was already closed for the night. Our Campsite Guide assured us that there was a special car park for late arrivals but we didn't see anything of the kind. As we learned the next day, you have to open the main gate using the "secret" code: 12345. I suppose, they should have published the code in the Guide. We ended up spending the night parked in a street near the camp.