Today (22 June 2010) we woke up ~7 am to get ready for our visit to Chateau Chenonceau. Mom had hurt her knee the day before at the Toulouse train station so she decided to rest at the hotel while Judy and I visited the castle in the morning. We walked to the tourist information center (TI) and bought tickets for Chenonceau before we walked to the bus stop to catch the 9:47 am bus to Chenonceaux. After a 20 minute bus ride, we arrived at our destination and made our way to the beautiful chateau.
First we walked around the Poitier garden and viewed Chenonceau from the outside, looking at its arches over the river.
After that, we went inside and visited all of the rooms – some were pretty crowded, but they were all beautiful and well preserved. I especially liked the kitchen on the bottom floor and all of the tapestries in the bedrooms.
After our thorough tour of the castle’s insides, Judy and I visited the 16th century farm and vegetable garden for a while. After seeing the gardens and stopping at the gift shop to buy some post cards, it was time to return to the bus stop to catch the only returning bus of the day (12:27 pm).
We arrived back in Amboise and walked back to the hotel to reunite with mom and have lunch. We walked to the main plaza area near the Chateau d’Amboise and had sandwiches and Oranginas in a café on a side street.
Next, we walked around, peeping into various gift shops before returning to the hotel for a break. Mom had a doctor’s appointment at 4:30 pm for her knee and we all went. She was diagnosed with a twisted ligament. We picked up medicines as a nearby pharmacy before having “dinner” at the chocolaterie/patisserie Bigot. We all enjoyed our refreshing sundaes: I had a Jaconde sundae with pear sorbet, peaches, sour cherries, and whipped cream.
After our meal, we visited a cathedral on the main street (near the Loire river) before walking back to our hotel to turn in for the night. Tomorrow: another full day in Amboise!
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