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This splendid Château is at Challain la Potherie near Segré.
It does look to have a little problem with one of it's 'antennae', though. |
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A stop for water and a loo, show that even the simple things
in life can be dangerous. |
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We were looking for bananas at the time before the
bewitching hour of noon when all shops close. I saw this old smith cum
garage cum cycle repair shop. No bananas, though. |
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As we approach the valley of the great river Loire, there
are some well heeled châteaux about. Between the 15th and the 18th
centuries, more than 200 chateaux were built in the Loire valley for the
King. he lived in each for about a month at a time. |
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Crossing the Loire was a landmark, or should that be watermark? Lunch was
good and enjoyable just south of the great river. |
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The towers and spires of Angers in the background as we
cross one of the tributaries of the Loire. Angers is a 'Ville Fleurie'. |
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The Château of Montreuil Bellay on the last leg
of our days cycling. Here I rang our friend, Serge Pouit and he cycled out
to meet us on the outskirts of Loudun. His wife, Suzanne had prepared a
feast to satisfy even the hungriest cyclist. Note, no time to change for
dinner! We were even interviewed, in French, for an article about our
efforts in the local
paper. |
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