Chateau Chenonceau and Amboise, France

It was a mighty struggle to find information on getting here from Tours on the day after Easter, but we found bus transportation. It was well worth it. The pictures speak for themselves. The Loire River valley is full of chateaus from former kings and dukes, and this is one of the best.

We had to carry our luggage with us though. Luckily, they had lockers at the chateau. The addition to the chateau across a specially-designed bridge across the Cher River is what makes this one so special.

Afterwards, a bus took us to nearby Amboise for lunch. Lots of folks use that as a base. I chose Blois instead, so it was a short train ride there after lunch. It was a rough couple of travel days for us: cold, rainy, transportation missteps ... It's rare for us, but it happens. We're looking forward to our cenruries-old lodging in Blois next.

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