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Loire Valley

Château d’Amboise is a Majestic Feature of Amboise

The French castle, Château d'Amboise, soars above the river Loire in the beautiful little riverside town of Amboise. Although Amboise has a busy tourist trade, my favorite time to photograph city streets is during the lunch hour when everyone is either at a cafe or home eating. The styles of architecture are much easier ...

Château d’Azay-le-Rideau Floats Elegantly in the Indre

The French castle of Azay-le-Rideau is a beautiful little château. It that appears to float in the middle of the Indre river. The Indre is a tributary of the Loire. Château d'Azay-le-Rideau is one of the first of many Renaissance style châteaux constructed in the Loire Valley. What a wonderful example of Italianate ...

Chartres is a Great Day Trip from Paris

Chartres medieval  Gothic cathedral  dominates the horizon as it stretches towards the heavens. This amazing church has been here in one form or the other since the Druids occupied the mound on which it sets 100 years before the time of Christ. The medieval Gothic Cathedral of Our Lady, Cathédrale Notre-Dame, ...

Hotel Accommodations that We Enjoyed

Hotels-Accommodations choices can sometimes be over-whelming when searching for hotels or gites in France. I will post some of our favorite gites in France and hotels where we have stayed. Our favorites in Paris will be posted on the Paris accommodations link. if you have a favorite place to stay, I hope you will share it ...