Chateau de Cheverny
Thursday was our final day touring in the Loire Valley and we chose Cheverny, a Chateau which is still lived in by the original owners (though along the way the […]
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Loire Valley Day 5: Loche, a Royal Ancient City, and a Wednesday Market
Wednesday is market day in Loches, one of the small, beautiful towns in the Loire Valley. It sits on the River Indre and is a medieval town with a citadel […]
Amboise Castle & DiVinci’s Chateau
We spent Tuesday in Amboise where we saw the interesting castle there which overlooks the Loire River. We also visited Clos Luce, the home of Leonardo Da Vinci and in […]
Chenonceau and Villandry: Loire Chateux Day 3
Monday we visited Chenonceau in the Loire Valley. It spans the Cher River, and has beautiful gardens. The chateau was built in the 16th century. We arrived early and walked […]
Adios Mallorca, Bon Jour France, & a visit to Chateau de Chambord
Today was a long one, since I had a 6:30 flight from Palma to Paris, where my cousins were waiting for me. I saw the sunrise on the flight to […]
Bicycling Along the Loire to Chambourd
Monday Erin, Hannah and I planned a bike ride to Chambourd Castle (Chateau de Chambourd, Loire-et-Cher, one of the grandest in France. It was around 20 kilometers to the castle, […]