The Avenue to Chambord
The easy option is rarely our choice so the train back to Blois is only considered briefly before we remount and recross the bridge at Muides and head through the village towards the chateau at Chambord. The heat is blinding but we soon reach the outer gates at the edge of the perimeter wall round the estate. After a very straight and unexpectedly long journey we see the chateau at the end of a tree lined avenue Traffic is barred but we are able to cycle towards it, the way almost deserted and it seems as if we are privileged to approach from this side as carriages would have done in the past. The moat is magnificent and the chateau’s size is immense.
Chambord: from the Rear
Sylvia has been in search of a glace for days – framboise to be precise, which she has with a scoop of coconut. I have one scoop of nougat. We relax at the rear of the chateau as we eat them and then tired from our exertions – pedalling, not eating the ice cream – we have a snooze.
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