| We left Cheverny and made the half-hour drive to the town of Blois. Here sits one of the most interesting chateaux in all of France, in a very enjoyable city. We made Blois our base of operations for the next three days. (Full post) |
| If you once had a teenage son or daughter, they might well look at a picture of Chateau Cheverny and think, “That seems familiar…” If they were to look at the picture below and cover up the right and left outer wings, it might come to mind: this is Captain Haddock’s Marlinspike Hall, the chateau in the Tintin books that... (Full post) |
We took a three-night road trip last week to the Loire Valley. It was a terrific trip; one of those where nothing goes wrong, the weather was great, sights were beautiful and historic and interesting. When we got back, we sat on our little terrace, had a glass of wine and said we didn’t know how the trip could have...
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