France's Château Country, the Loire Valley (Langeais, Chenonceau, Chaumont, Blois, Chambord, Cheverny, Amboise, Villandry, Azay le Rideau, Abbaye de Fontevraud, & Chinon)

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September 3rd 2009

Published: November 1st 2009

Day 7 continued (Thursday, September 3, 2009) From Fougeres, we began the very long drive towards the Loire Valley. Throughout the nearly three hour journey, the sun was in a constant battle with the clouds, but it appeared as though the sun was going to win, or at least I hoped so. Seeing blue skies while in the Loire Valley was extremely important to me as visiting and photographing the many c... Read Full Entry

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Jennifer Calkins

Wanderlust Travelers

For those who follow my blog, I have switched to a new site, which you can find here: http://wanderlusttraveler.blogspot.com/ I am an avid traveler whose biggest passion in life involves discovering new places, people, and food. Long ago, I decided to make travel the most important priority in my life. Its such an amazing experience when you finally discover something in life that brings you complete happiness, fulfillment, and joy. Its even more important when you realize travel has nothing to do with any person or any materialist thing/idea; in my ow... full info

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2nd November 2009

liliram
liliram

I dreamed about this..........
Nice, very informative blog. Did a few of these chateaus back in 2006 and my favs were Chenonceau, Cheverny, and Chambord. But I have always dreamed about staying a night or two in one like you guys did! Was it expensive? Nice blog. Thanks for sharing.

2nd November 2009

Wanderlust Travelers
Jennifer Calkins

Spending the night in a French château
Liliram, It wasn't too expensive, but it definitely cost a lot more than we normally spend. We paid 130 Euro per night, which is about double what we usually spend on accommodation. However, it was totally worth the extra cost as the experience of spending the night in a château was incredible and lots of fun! Jennifer

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