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trip report

  1. The Loire Valley

    The Loire Valley

    Bagneux Dolmen, this dolmen is in the back yard of a building with a cafe.
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    The Loire Valley

    Dolman de la Madeleine, Neolithic dolman near Gennes. It is as big as a building. There are the remains of a bakery inside.
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    The Loire Valley

    Villandry, beautiful gardens.
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    The Loire Valley

    Villandry, this Chateau is famous for its gardens.
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    The Loire Valley

    Bourgueil, stopped on a rainy morning for coffee and cake - a specialty cake for this area (can't remember the name).
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    The Loire Valley

    Angers, a medieval timber-framed building in Angers.
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    The Loire Valley

    Angers, close up of some of the carvings.
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    The Loire Valley

    Chateau de Chenonceau, Chenonceau is one of the most popular Chateau in the area. It is built over the river.
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    The Loire Valley

    Amboise, Leonardo's house in Amboise, a 15 minute walk from the Chateau. It was packed solid with tourists the day we visited.
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    The Loire Valley

    Amboise, there are houses built into the stone hillsides in this area.
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    The Loire Valley

    Amboise Chateau, St Hubert Chapel, built in the late 1400s, on the grounds of the Amboise Chateau.
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    The Loire Valley

    Amboise Chateau, Leonardo da Vinci lived near the Chateau and died in 1519. He was buried in St Hubert Chapel.
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    The Loire Valley

    Amboise Chateau, our first chateau. It was not very crowded. Beautiful buildings and grounds.
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    The Loire Valley

    Amboise Chateau, looking from the Chateau grounds to the streets below. The area around the Chateau is very touristy.
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    The Loire Valley

    Fontevraud Abbey, the graves of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, with their son Richard the Lionheart.
  16. The Loire Valley

    The Loire Valley

    Fontevraud Abbey, historic abbey built in the 12th century.
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    The Loire Valley

    Chinon is a small town with a pretty medieval center.
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    The Loire Valley

    Sunday lunch outside in the square in Chinon.
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    The Loire Valley

    The first of many goat cheese salads, frequently the only vegetarian option on menus.
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    The Loire Valley

    Steve walking along the Vienne River in Chinon.
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