Loire Valley

Le Grand Voyage: The Loire Valley

19 May 2011

Chaumont proudly perched above the village Winding through the vast countryside for over a thousand kilometers, we explored villages, wineries, abbeys, gardens and châteaux of the enchanted Loire Valley. Of all the regions I’ve visited in France, the Loire has to be my favorite. Winding through the enchanting countryside Driving inland from Brittany, the prior [...]

Fine Art Friday: The Loire Châteaux

1 April 2011

Growing up I had a pretty limited imagination about kings and queens. Especially the castles they lived in, which in my mind were always constructed in simple blocky stones and it always seemed that each king and queen had a single castle from which to rule their kingdom. In fact, I’m pretty sure my childhood imagination [...]

A Sweet Hour in Vendôme

6 November 2010

When everyone you meet in a small town seems to recommend the hot chocolate from a little cafe (especially when you never even brought up hot chocolate), you know it must be something special. And that’s exactly what I found on a little street in Vendôme. Douce Heure, French for sweet hour, is everything a [...]

Rocks of the Valley

5 November 2010

If I told you I just visited a small town where people hundreds of years ago had dug their homes out of rocks and that these caves just so happened to still be occupied today, you might think I’m somewhere in New Mexico… but in fact I’m still exploring the vast and rich region of [...]

Discovering Tours

3 November 2010

It started out as a rainy day but that wasn’t damping my sense of adventure. The truth is I was really hoping to catch the bus from Tours to Château Villandry, especially since the weather was supposed to be perfect for meandering through the gardens. But with only five minutes between train arrival and bus [...]

Creature Comfort

1 November 2010

For anyone who knows me, you should have already figured out that I’m an animal lover. Even though I once said I would never want a dog (though I love dogs too), France has changed that idea for me. The main reason I didn’t want one in the US was because I didn’t want to [...]

Chenonceau

30 October 2010

I knew before I reached the vaste open plains of the Loire that I would love it here – what a relief I was right. Sure the winters here are a bit more harsh than those of the south of France, but I love the lushness of the long, flat feilds that break between thick [...]

From Paris to the Loire

26 October 2010

I had a wonderful time in Paris. It was so odd having only a few days in a city that once carried my home address. I had no idea how to spend my time, nor where to spend it. I was overwhelmed with so many wonderful memories, no matter where I wandered I was reminded [...]

Loire Valley

Le Grand Voyage: The Loire Valley

Fine Art Friday: The Loire Châteaux

A Sweet Hour in Vendôme

Rocks of the Valley

Discovering Tours

Creature Comfort

Chenonceau

From Paris to the Loire

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