After breakfast (where we tried to work our way through the different jams) we took a walk around grounds. One of the highlights were the vegetable gardens with many heirloom varieties. We got away a bit on the late side … Read More
Our room was HUGE, with table and chairs and enough space for both of us to spread out our stuff. The Manoir is a 16th century estate that has been converted into a 5-room chamber d’hôte and has a wonderful … Read More
As I’ve frequently experienced in a French chambre d’hôte, breakfast was in the host’s kitchen. It was a delicious feast of homemade yogurt and homemade jams, mini-profiterole, pain au chocolat, croissant, etc. We took the cow roads to Fontevraud and … Read More
By 10:00 we drove out of Bracieux with me at the wheel. Shortly before Chinon we switched so that I could navigate into town, which was no easy task. The TomTom took us on every cow-path sized road into the … Read More
By the time we ate breakfast, got organized, picked up sandwiches and got the bikes on the car it was nearly 10:00. We drove to Chitenay and found a great parking place behind the village church (it was on my … Read More
After our rather late (8:45) breakfast we paid a quick visit to the very modest-sized weekly market to pick up picnic provisions. [map style=”width: 300px; height:300px; float:left; margin:10px 20px 0px 0px; border: 1px thin #777777;” gpx=”http://saras-bike-travels.de/wp-content/uploads/gpxFiles/20130829_day6_reduced.gpx”] We got on the road … Read More
Slept in, got a late start and arrived in Blois at 11, bikes loaded on car. We drank coffee in a café at the steps of the Chateau and then walked around town. We spent a couple of hours touring … Read More
Ugh, we hat set the alarm for 7, knowing that we wanted to get away early. We made it to breakfast by 8 and after picking up our sandwiches from the boulangerie and loading the bikes on the car we … Read More
By 10:00 we had loaded the car and were on the road, having enjoyed our last breakfast at Domaine de Sainte Barbe. We arrived in Orleans by 11 and then explored cathedral (fabulous candelabra and beautiful stained glass telling the … Read More
Another lovely breakfast, this time with a loaf of pain au chocolat (yeast bread with chocolate chips!) and a ficelle as the bread items, the rest being the same as the previous day. It was cool and threatening to rain … Read More