For breakfast I grabbed pretty much one of everything from a local boulangerie (including another meringue). By virtue of being right outside of Chateau Chenonceau, we walked over right as they opened. We enjoyed a nice uncrowded tour through the chateau and gardens. Chenonceau is particularly well known since it is built over water and actually served as a bridge. We rented a rowboat and tooled around in the waters underneath the chateau for a while before heading out to our next quick stop in Blois for lunch. I discovered there that it is physically possible to scar someone for life with burning chevre as I took a bite of Emily’s panini.
Driving to our next chateaux, Chambord, we prepared ourselves for the “grand-daddy” of all chateaus. It is by far the largest (400 rooms) and 360+ fireplaces, but pretty much was lackluster on the inside. They used to store art from the Louvre here during WWII, including the Mona Lisa. After Chambord we headed to Cheverny which while much smaller, had very intact and preserved rooms which were well decorated. Emily’s favorite part of this stop was watching the feeding of the hunting dogs. This was pretty much like turning miniature lions loose on a bunch of meat. See the videos in the gallery. They are almost a bit disturbing.
After this we were chateaued out and headed back to our hotel. We took a little more time to lie out and rest by the pool and grabbed a nice dinner in town. Good time in the Loire. Now it is time to head South to the Dordogne in the morning.
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