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
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
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
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Another lovely breakfast, this time with a table full of Brits (except for us!). We got the car loaded and took off by 9:30 (not bad, since our goal was 9:00!). We drove the back roads as far as Amboise … Read More