Eileen's last day as a tourist...in Saumur

For Eileen's last day as a tourist here in Centre-Val de Loire we went over to Saumur a place we had not visited for many years and a first for her. We took the little tourist train to get some views from across the river and to get us up to the chateau.

We did the tour of the chateau as we were there and although it is not one of the best interiors of the region it was ok for a visit.

You can actually walk around the grounds of the chateau for free which I would recommend as the views are stunning. There is a restaurant within the ground but with a very unpleasant (perhaps overworked?) waitress who made us decide to use the nearby 'Le Terrier du Château' which had a very amenable host with good food at reasonable prices and great view of the chateau. 

After lunch we headed back down into town for a walk around before heading home...a very enjoyable day out!

Up up and away...

 

Last night with Pauline, I took advantage of my 70th birthday present from the family with a fabulous balloon flight over Chateau de Chenonceau on what was a perfect evening weather-wise. Something else off the bucket list!

A familiar walk around La Roche-Posay...

On Tuesday we took Eileen over to La Roche-Posay on what is now a familiar walk for her.

Sensible shoes and the Garden Festival...

 

Good walk through the garden festival and chateau at Chaumont-sur-Loire yesterday. Will post gardens separately.