Lin Sue and Bill return to Amboise, France 8 years later

We got up early this morning, picked up egg mcmuffins and coffee and grabbed the 9 am train to Amboise from the Tours station. Once we arrived, we headed over the bridge towards the Chateau d'Amboise.

Something's happening because the banks of the Loire River are completely submerged. A good hunk of the stone levies (?), or whatever they are called, are under water. We are truly hoping that our hikes do not require many trails alongside the water.

Amboise is still quiet and gorgeous. We walked along our favorite streets and located the patisserie where we had once breakfasted every morning. There was official looking sign that proclaimed it to be a boulangerie artisan. The woman who has served us was not there and the breakfast table was replaced by a large display area but otherwise, it looked the same. How nice for us!

The weather looked a little dodgy and we were hoping that it didn't pour. All seems well so far but we prepared.

Returning home proved to be traumatic.

The train we hoped to take was approximately 1 hour and 15 mins late. We wandered a little more and had a great time.