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Another Detour

This one nearly resulted in another one of our famous off-road excursions similar to our Scottish expedition through sheep pastures in the dead of Winter. Since the chateau had been so "meh", I figured there had to be more in Montsoreau for it to be deemed a "Beaux Village". Following a long stone wall that paralleled a narrow street we rose up above the heights of the town. Hoping the road would bring us to a beautiful vista above the village and castle we continued upward as the road grew ever narrower. Finally it ended at a small farm's driveway - with the farmer in the driveway with abucket of feed for his sheep. With a quick salute we reversed in his driveway and headed back downhill praying no one was coming up this way. This picture is about as good as the view got.
Day Ten - Looking for Troglodytes but Nothing is Open on Sunday

December 30th 2012
Since checking into this wonderful little hotel the very attentive hosts had asked us on numerous occasions whether we wanted to take breakfast in the morning (for an extra charge). We kept telling them "no, merci", but they just smiled and said we could change our mind in the morning. We didn't. At this point in our journey I had decided we were getting maybe a little too crazy with our money ... read more
Europe » France » Pays-de-la-Loire » Saumur

French Flag Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Nevertheless, France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader am... ... read more
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