Our friends Barbara and Jeremy kindly lent us their beautiful country cottage in the Loire Valley for the May 8 long weekend and we jumped at it. As you can see from the photo above (and more below), it is a gorgeous spot. Inside it has loads of character: huge, ancient beams, enormous fireplace, all nicely modernized where it counts -- bathrooms and kitchens. And it sits in the middle of a woods/garden that was in full springtime bloom. A little bit of heaven that they call "La Folie".
If you like the look of it, they will be renting it out and we would highly recommend it to anyone wanting to spend some time in the Loire area.
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Chateau Chenonceau
We had intended to see a number of chateaus in the area, but this was the only one we managed. We weren't disappointed. Catharine recently read a book I gave her for Christmas on the love triangle between Dianne de Poitiers, Catherine de Medici and Francois II. Chenonceau features Dianne's garden and Catherine's garden. I preferred the latter garden but from the sounds of it would have preferred the former in person (as did Francois). Catharine kept us all well informed of the history as we toured and admired the beautiful building.
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