A Long Romance with France


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September 14th 2008
Published: September 27th 2008
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A Long Romance with France Once again we catch up our dynamic duo on a ferry across the English Channel on route to Cherbourg. A calm sea greeted us as we sailed from Portsmouth and watched as land slipped from view. We were on our way to France for a much anticipated portion of our journey. We were going to get the opportunity to see a lot more of the countryside than on our previous visit i... Read Full Entry



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Soldier JohnSoldier John
Soldier John

At Chateau de Langeais
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Chateau de Chenonceau

Imagine yourself dancing across the river Cher inside the gallery...
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Chateau de Chenonceau

Inside the wine caves.
Chateau de ChambordChateau de Chambord
Chateau de Chambord

The notorious double helix staircase designed by DeVinci.
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Chateau de Amboise

Atop the Chateau de Amboise looking down on the Loire River
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Chateau de Amboise

View of Chateau de Amboise from across the Loire River.
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Dining in Amboise

Justice and John, Lady and her dog. Note the dog's table cloth...
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Chateau de Villandry

Chateau from vegetable gardens.
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Chateau de Villandry

Over view of gardens from Chateau. Love gardens at left, water gardens at center in distance, vegetable gardens at right.
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Raw egg on crepe

Not as bad as it looks, and yes, we did eat it all...
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Chateau Davis

Heather and Ken's 15th century beauty.
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Chateau Davis

Delicious peneau and melon.
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Chef Heather!

Bon Appetite!
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Chateau Davis

View from the front porch.
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Chateau Davis

Hat night!



27th September 2008

WOW
I am forever envious! What an amazing life experience for the two of you. Keep sending the blogs! Lindy

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