Langeais is pronounced lawn-jay, but the J is soft, like when you say the French word for "I" -- "Je." It's a fortress - a château-fort - located in the town of Langeais, and it was built rather quickly (it only took two years) in the XV century by a man named Bourré for King Louis XI. What's ... read more
Six Châteaux on the Loire: Chenonceau
The château of Chenonceau is located near the small village of Chenonceaux. Both are pronounced shen-on-so. The parking lot and train station are located at the end of a very long alley in which the château looks like a toy castle in the distance. It's a pleasant walk, however, with fields, ... read more
The Medieval City of Tours
Tours is worth the mention - less for its château and more for the medieval city's history and location. This is the perfect place to stay if you want to visit the châteaux in the Loire because it's in the centre of everything. We stayed in the "Château Belmont" (also called the Hotel Clarion) with ... read more
Six Châteaux on the Loire: Loches
This week we are visiting six châteaux in the Loire Valley, of which - in total - there are dozens. I will be doing a series of posts in which I highlight each château that we visit, along with the surrounding town (if noteworthy). There are the châteaux that are situated on the Loire itself - ... read more
Artichoke Heart Appetizer
In French it's called "coeur d'artichaut" (cur dahr-tee-show) and it sounds much better than artichoke heart, doesn't it? Better than "Arty choking someone's heart?" This recipe, which I got from the Madame Le Figaro cookbook, is pretty, elegant, easy to make, and tasty. You need artichoke hearts. ... read more
Signs and Revelations
My blog silence has not been entirely on purpose. We've had problems with the Internet connection for the past week - sometimes slow, sometimes not working. And then yesterday it stopped all together. We are sort of at the mercy of two phone companies - one which owns the line and the other which ... read more
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