Lin Sue and Bill talk about their visit to Chateau Chambord
As I had noted in our prevous post, we had some connectivity issues so we've not been up to date on our blog posting.
The forecast had noted rain but Lin sue and Bill had not had a problem so far, though the sky was a bit overcast. The paths continued to be a bit muddy in some spots but not terribly bad.
We missed the swans in the castle moats and canals-- it must be a bit early in the year for them but I am curious as to where the are. There were almost no ducks to be seen either. We took lots of photos as we neared the chateau Chambord. It must be one of our very favorites.
We checked and and dropped off our bags. We stopped by the souvenior shops and bought tickets for Chateau Chambord as well as for the Chateaux Troussay and Cheverny. We will be stopping by those later in the week. Actually, we'll probably stop at a few more but the combination tickets weren't available. We also picked up 3 bottles of the local wines. They boxed them for us so we could lug them about a little more safely. After we dropped our goodies in the room, we hoped to get in a quick tour of the grounds but as we got to the reception area, we saw the heavens had opened up and there was torrential rain. We took photos of the water logged tourists as they scurried for cover instead.
The hotel, as we've noted, is right on the chateau grounds. It is a maze of rooms. Ours is small but nice and looks out over one of the side canals over flowering trees.
The dining room for dinner is a set of large formal looking rooms with stag heads hanging amongst large black and white photos of wild deer on the grounds. Bill was very adventurous and order the terrine de chevreuil (sp?) Basically deer terrine as he enjoyed the prvious one so much. The chocolate mousse for dessert was especially good. Although we had a small problem with a table of chain smokers sitting by us (the older woman manager comped us the wine) everything at the hotel was very nice. Great tub!
The forecast had noted rain but Lin sue and Bill had not had a problem so far, though the sky was a bit overcast. The paths continued to be a bit muddy in some spots but not terribly bad.
We missed the swans in the castle moats and canals-- it must be a bit early in the year for them but I am curious as to where the are. There were almost no ducks to be seen either. We took lots of photos as we neared the chateau Chambord. It must be one of our very favorites.
We checked and and dropped off our bags. We stopped by the souvenior shops and bought tickets for Chateau Chambord as well as for the Chateaux Troussay and Cheverny. We will be stopping by those later in the week. Actually, we'll probably stop at a few more but the combination tickets weren't available. We also picked up 3 bottles of the local wines. They boxed them for us so we could lug them about a little more safely. After we dropped our goodies in the room, we hoped to get in a quick tour of the grounds but as we got to the reception area, we saw the heavens had opened up and there was torrential rain. We took photos of the water logged tourists as they scurried for cover instead.
The hotel, as we've noted, is right on the chateau grounds. It is a maze of rooms. Ours is small but nice and looks out over one of the side canals over flowering trees.
The dining room for dinner is a set of large formal looking rooms with stag heads hanging amongst large black and white photos of wild deer on the grounds. Bill was very adventurous and order the terrine de chevreuil (sp?) Basically deer terrine as he enjoyed the prvious one so much. The chocolate mousse for dessert was especially good. Although we had a small problem with a table of chain smokers sitting by us (the older woman manager comped us the wine) everything at the hotel was very nice. Great tub!
posted by Lin on the Run at 11:42 PM
