CHAMBORD

Cycled to Amboise today. Beautiful day, beautiful ride and a lovely town on the banks of the Loire.
Following on from yesterday's chateau, we visited chaumont today. There was an international garden festival on which had 50 different displays by different artists from all over the world.
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Dating back to the 16th century, it was known as the ladies' castle. Gifted to Diane de pointier by King Henry 11. Catherine de medici ousted Diane, and then in the 18th century, Louise Dupin tookRead more
As we cycled along the banks of the Loire, Lynn said it looked familiar. I said no, we haven't been here before, and then when we approached Blois, it dawned on me that we had!! A few years earlier.Read more
Spent the day in Tours today. Beautiful city on the banks of the Loire. First stop cafe for morning coffee. Couldn't resist the chocolate éclair, then at 1.30pm desperately looking for loo!!.
Departed ferry at 8.30am (French time) and had a 250 mile drive to our first site between Blois and Tours. Arrived at 2.00pm, very tired as didn't sleep well on ferry. Nice site, very flat around withRead more