Kathy and I left Paris on a train for the Loire Valley, known for its many chateaus. We went to the small and very charming town of Amboise. When we arrived, we found that there was no taxi available at the train station. So, we pulled our luggage for the 20-minute walk to our Bed & Breakfast (in French, that is: Chambres d'Hôtes). Once we arrived, we were thrilled. Rick Steves, as usual, gave an excellent suggestion for lodging, and we enjoyed our very beautiful, large room at: Au Charme Rabelaisien. Our hostess was also charming and gave us suggestions for which chateaus we should see and a couple of restaurant recommendations that turned out to have wonderful food.
The next day, we visited the famous chateau: Chenonceau.
Chenonceau also has beautiful grounds, and the flowers were still pretty, even in October.
One of the many amazing things about Chenonceau is that almost every room in the chateau has a large and beautiful flower arrangement. It's hard to imagine that someone (or several people) can keep up with that large task and make it so beautiful. It was also interesting to think about the people who used to live here.
In the afternoon, we walked by the chateau in Amboise also. As we were walking by some very old buildings, we saw some newer sights too.
After one more night in our lovely room in Amboise, we took a taxi to the train station (fortunately, we didn't have to pull our suitcases back!). Our train took us by way of Bordeaux and then on to Toulouse where Eric picked us up at the Toulouse Matabiau Gare (train station).
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