August 2020
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Well, we’ve arrived. Time to go see stuff.
Read More: Well, we’ve arrived. Time to go see stuff.After a flight over, Tube to the Hotel, check in and lunch, we went off and explored some sights. Time to play tourist! Except that’s not exactly how it went. Fight left late because two people failed to get on board. Their bags had to be removed. Then our rooms weren’t together nor twins as…
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Instead of daily emails that get lost, here is a new way for us to update the family and friends on our adventures
Read More: Instead of daily emails that get lost, here is a new way for us to update the family and friends on our adventuresThe last couple trips we’ve sent out emails. It started as a note to the boys but grew as other family members and friends wanted in on the fun. The hope is to track our daily activities and share the joy we find as we explore this wonderful world we live on.
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Loire Valley Wineries
The last several days have been a blur of winery visits, cafe lunches and picnics in beautiful locations! We stopped by Chateau du Petit Thouars for a tour, tasting and lunch. The family has owned the chateau and its winery since 1634. We met Sebastian, the multi-grandson, and the chateau cat, Biscuit (although he wasn’t…
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Chinon
Today we visited the town of Chinon on the River Vienne. Chinon was the favourite dwelling place of Henri II Plantagenet and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine. Joan of Arc arrived in Chinon in 1429 claiming to hear heavenly voices telling her that Charles VII, the French dauphin, would give her an army to neutralize…
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Tours to Loire Valley
We bid a last adieu to Eric (again!) this morning. We left him at his orientation picnic in Tours and headed deeper into the Loire Valley to continue our oenotourism! We stopped for lunch and a wine tasting at Chateau de Miniere, a women-run winery in the country where we had a lesson on the…
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