We are staying near Amboise which is a charming pretty French town in the heart of the Loire. This is definitely Chateau country – a bit like Oxfordshire with a Manor House in every village
Instead there is a Chateau (castle) dans la Ville. We visited two today. The first Le Clos Luce was quite small but famous because Leonardo de Vinci stayed here in the last
3 years of his life 1616 -1619. A very clever man ahead of his time with all his mechanical drawings of tanks, helicopters etc. The 2nd Chateau – Chenoncesu was 8 miles from Amboise on the River Cher quite spectacular with beautiful gardens & the Chateau spanned the river. Catherine de Medici lived there. I expect we will visit more Chateau tomorrow. Beautiful area, rural & pretty with many Caves (cellars) stocked with wine for sale.
We are staying in a very nice place called Relais du Silence Nr Amboise.
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Nice pictures, I love French chateau,s, glad you are having a nice time, Sadly My friends from Edinburgh, who have a place near La Puy, have had a lot of health issues this year, his wife has just had a new hip, and he is looking at new knee,s, funny how bits wear out when we get past our Sale by date, HA! So i will probably go up to Edinburgh to help them convalesce? just renewed my railcard,I like driving in France, but hate the congestion in this country. I am fine, just learning to live alone is a big learning curve, but my children have been good, and my new Daughter-in-law is a gem. May bump into each other one day, not literally. have my new Imac now, it is nice not to have spam littering the Emails everyday like i get on Windows. I hope Mum is OK! give our love when you see her.. nite-nite from jon
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