Day 15 Chenonceau

Another glorious morning!
Chenonceau was the destination, about 1 hr 20mins away. We parked in the carpark and walked the 15mins to the chateau entrance. What an amazing sight! Walking up the path towards the chateau was breathtaking, with manicured gardens on either side and the river Cher flowing past. The inside was amazing, 'lots of paintings, tapestries and gorgeous flower arrangements' to quote Chris! The view of the gardens and river from the 2nd floor were incredible and from both sides of the chateau.
Coffee and cake break then into the gardens. They were beyond words. We wandered around, yet again taking way too many photos both of the chateau, the gardens and each other. The reflection of the chateau off the river Cher was stunning.
From here we ventured to Valencay about 50mins SW to find the Musee de l'automobile, the automotive treasure of Valencay. 7euro later Chris and Peter went to explore while Janet and I found a quiet park in the shade and tried to cull our photos from today!!
A long drive home for Chris but he did well and has mastered driving on the wrong side of the road.
Bubbles in the cellar for apperitif which was fun then dinner on the terrace as there was no wind. An amazing duck salad to start followed by cod and salmon bake and the most delicious chocolate mousse. We also found the blog from La Closerie from 2013 with some of their amazing recipes already translated into English.
After dinner we chatted on the terrace until the sunset at 10pm!!Read more