Le Petit Hureau Saumur

540 route de Montsoreau, Dampierre sur Loire Saumur, Pays de la Loire, France

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Orleans and Les Chateaux

A travel blog entry by billnpat

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... We first gathered outside with a crowd of maybe 1000, and awaited the arrival of Jeanne’s entourage up the boulevard. Jeanne (a teenage girl in costume) arrived on a white horse accompanied by dramatic drum corps in medieval costume, pipers and various courtiers and knights in armour. There was then a bit of a ceremony as the 2012 Jeanne d’Arc emerged from the Cathedral and exchanged some stuff with the 2011 Jeanne who had just arrived. We all, that is ...

In Search of Fine French Wine

A travel blog entry by kimjones59

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... Nanny Jones.

Having experienced the mid-week markets at Loches, we returned for more fresh local produce. Quite a few of the stall holders who have embraced the 21st century have custom made vehicles where the sides open out to reveal chicken ovens or windows filled with an incredible array of fromage. John Cleese must have been inspired by a visit to France for his famous Cheese Skit. We managed to ...

Les chateaux de la Loire

A travel blog entry by frdrick

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... La visite commence par le grenier ou l'on y voit la charpente du toit, un impressionant systeme de chevrons assembles en tenon et mortaise a grande echelle. Un tres beau chateau, autant de l'interieur que de l'exterieur.

De retour a Tours, ce fut notre derniere soiree avec Gilles, Ingrid et les enfants. Ce fut encore une fois une tres belle soiree devant un bon repas. Merci pour tous!



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Absolutely chateau'd!

A travel blog entry by thefoolsjourney

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It was an absolute delight to awake this morning surrounded by the grandeur of our chateau and then feast in a formal dining room for breakfast below chandeliers with our fellow lodgers. Unfortunately though, there are certain necessities of life that must be tended such as laundry so it was off to the local laundromat for us for a far less glamourous experience. While our clothes cleaned, we went for a turn about town and so by the time they were fluffed ...

The Da Vinci Road

A travel blog entry by thefoolsjourney

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... the last three years of his life in Amboise at the behest of King Francois I.

The restored upstairs rooms were impressive but it was the ground floor that really made the visit worthwhile with it's display of over 40 models of da Vinci's inventions including a car, ball bearings, printing press, propeller, various bridges and an alarming amount of weaponry. Tucked away in the extensive ground beyond the house were several full size, working models (sans artillery) of ...

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