Un Château

Bonjour! Hello! It's been a while and I've been quite a few places so let's catch up!

First off: Château de Chenonceau in the Loire Valley

I took a trip to the Loire Valley a few weekends ago with my program. I didn't know much about it except that it's known for wine and chateaux. Sounds like a perfect weekend to me and it was!

This is one of the most beautiful châteaux I have ever seen in my life and it's now one of my favorites. If you ever have the chance to go see it - GO! It spans over a river (the River Cher to be exact) and the gardens surrounding it are stunning. Also, it's privately owned and decorated with fresh flowers, which gives it that extra touch of ambiance, and also makes it feel more "homey" than most of the other places. 

The kitchen was my favorite part - decorated for fall and an impressive copper pot collection. 

 The vegetable gardens were gorgeous! Even in October. 

When we were walking back towards the bus we went on this path and saw these flowers popping up from the grass - it was so beautiful I had never seen anything like it. It all looks like a painting. 

Here's a cheesy picture of me - I am horrible about having photos of myself taken, I actually hate it, but I'm trying to get better to document my adventures.

After touring the chateau we headed over to a local winery for a tasting. They showed us around the wine caves - the stones that were taken out of this cave were used to build some of the chateaus in the Loire - and then we got to 'taste' (aka drink) the wine.

Another great weekend in France!

à Bientôt!