We said goodbye to Paris and travelled to St. Pierre des Corps, in the Loire Valley, for our customized tour-for-two. Our guide Manon met us at the station, and we already love her to bits:) She is a recent Uni graduate (majoring in tour guiding), and this is her first summer as a guide. She will be looking after us all week. We started with a 3 course lunch in a little town called Vouvray, before exploring a winery where the wine is made and stored in tunnels dug into the limestone cliffs. Vouvray is one of those areas (like Champagne) that produces a protected type of white wine, only 8 villages can used the Viuvray name, and their wine has to be made to very specific methods. Ann enjoyed tasting a few of their wines, and Debbi bought a bottle for Simon (but don't tell him).
Then it was time to check in at our hotel, and what a delightful place it is! Very olde building (foot-thick walls), but very posh looking. Our room is large by France standards, (although still not large enough to store a suitcase), and we have a giant ensuite, with huge spa bath. Our tiny window even has a view of Amboise chateau (castle). We did get a peek at some of the medieval lanes of Amboise on our way to dinner (another 3 course meal), but have time to explore further later in the week.
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