We awoke to a lovely breakfast at the Chateau de Pintray with the other guests, including a couple from NYC and a family from the UK with children age 12 and 14. There was much lively discussion of past travels to far away places giving all of us good ideas for our next trip. The kids were thrilled to be allowed hot chocolate in the morning.
We headed out to Chateau de Chenonceaux, a 16th Century castle on the Cher River. It is filled with art and beautiful furnishings. There is a lovely garden outside. The kids were especially interested in the drawbridge over the river and the maze beside the gardens. They ran through it over and over. We let them take the video camera through as well, which will probably result in some interesting if not emetogenic footage.
After leaving the Chateau, we went to lunch in Amboise. We found a café with outdoor seating under an awning, which was lucky, since we were treated to a couple of brief rain showers doing our lunch – the first precipitation of the trip.
It cleared up and we took on some shopping in the market. All the prices look like low numbers, but with the Euro much more valuable than the dollar, the conversion is a bit expensive.
We got some porcelain bowls for the children with their names on them – Wyatt had to settle for one that said “James” and I got some much needed sandals. I also got some great footage of the kids dancing and John doing the robot to some funky Eurotechnic pop music outside one of the hipper clothing stores.
We picked up some provisions for a dinner in and headed back to the Chateau de Pintray. We spent some time relaxing, playing Chinese Checkers, and writing while the kids played outdoors. The Chateau has a large yard and vineyard.
We ended the evening with a wonderful meal put together from all of Megan’s and Steve’s fabulous food finds – sausages, salami, hard and soft local cheeses, fruit, baguettes, yogurt, chocolate and wine.
Bon Appetit!
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