It’s the third blog from the Loire — we saw so much! And, here’s an answer to a question “where do you find the time to blog?” Well, the answer is in the room in the late afternoon while drinking a gin and tonic. It is also my way of remembering the wonderful things we have done on a trip!!
So we moved onto the close-by chateau of Azay-le-Rideau; it is another that we saw all those years ago. Azay was built early in the 16th century in the Renaissance style and future owners continued their work. It is an iconic symbol of that era.
I walked all the way around the chateau as John explored inside. I did get to go in on the ground floor.
I went into the Secret Garden — beautiful!
We ordered a bottle of a Grand Cru St. Emilion for dinner that night.
That was a full day. On our last day, we visited the Chateau d’Amboise, our local chateau. While not as famous as others, it did provide interest. Plus, we were provided with our own special entrance for handicapped vehicles — what a bonus — no mountain to climb!
View from the chateau to our hotel.
I was able to go our on the bottom level above, but not the top one.
We went back to the hotel for a minute; there was an interesting piece of furniture in the lobby. The hotelier said he thought it had been for holding different spices.
Then we walked back to our favorite little patisserie, Bigot, for lunch — catching a couple of fun sights while sitting there.
Next we were off to Blere, a small town recommended by the hotel. John went into a cheese shop and a small church
On our last morning we walked down the Loire to the Sunday market, a huge group of merchants with food and many other things.
Afterward, we headed to the Dordogne…..but that’s another story
Soon
Beth
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