18 January 2017

Sunday- St Aignan, Chateau de Chenonceau, Tours

Sunday- Booked a hotel in Tours this morning.


Olie and Louis at Le Comptoir de Louis, St Aignan


Lunch at St Aignan - some local told us to walk through the chateau, which did have a magnificent view over the river and the town.





St Aignan

Some of the defence wall is still intact. All of the road stumps had knitted wool on them. We think this place might be famous for that. It is a very pretty town in good condition.









St Aignan











St Aignan



St Aignan






St Aignan: The snow man made from plastic cups

















The maze at Chateau de Chenonceau

Chateau de Chenonceau in the afternoon - just in time to catch the animals in the yard, some donkeys, a pony. The boys have an awesome time in the hedge labyrinthe. Louis is disappointed to leave that!








The castle itself is an old fortified mill going across a river. More recently it was owned by some industrialist, and used as a hospital during WW1. Impressive place. Ollie had a headset with a kids explanation in it, so he was happy. Lou had the map with numbers, so he and Marie could go in the right order.








Chateau de Chenonceau






Chateau de Chenonceau
















Chateau de Chenonceau








 Arrived in Tours. Had dinner at some Irish pub, with no Irish ppl. Soccer was on TV.

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