Today was one of those days that
was never-ending. It seemed like we had
about 3 days in one today!! We got up
before 6am and walked to the bus/train station to get Kendra to the
airport. It is super easy from Sophie
and Dani’s house because they already live outside of Paris. It was only really a 20 minute bus ride to
the airport.
We found all the info needed to
check Kendra into her flight and off she went.
She has a transfer in Amsterdam, which is much nicer than in Toronto or
Montreal. Makes things seem shorter, I
think.
Shawn and I sat around in the
airport for a while – there is free wifi and a warm building to get organized
and wait for the day to get going. We
headed off for Paris and Gare Montparnasse where we were taking our train for
Tours. It is a really cool area, that I
have not seen before. I think that next
time I am in Paris, I am going to go to this area and spend some time poking
around. Looks like there are some nice
shops and the Jardins de Luxembourg are beautiful. We were slightly hypothermic today because it
was so chilly, but definitely an area to remember for next time.
Our train was easy to get to
Tours, where we took a local train back towards Montrichard. We got off here in the drizzle and decided it
would be a good thing to buy some groceries.
We had passed a Super U just outside of the town, so because we knew we
were headed for a smaller town, groceries would be a good idea…so we bought
some food and started walking, and walking, and walking. Kendra would have killed us. We walked about 7 km from the grocery store
(with our backpacks, carry-ons, and a fabric grocery bag carried between us) to
our little house in Ange.
The area is absolutely beautiful,
with lots of forest along the Cher river and many tiny towns scattered along
the countryside. It is awesome – and
would be even better if it would stop raining.
It was apparently a beautiful week last week, which is why we are having
more seasonal weather this week, apparently.
Our little place is to die
for. It looks like a mini castle from
the front. There is a turret and a small
patio and rose plants outside. I love
it. It is about 500 sq feet on two
levels. It is on the property as the
main house, which is a huge bungalow.
Both houses are built on over 2 hectares of land including a couple of
bridges, a forest, and a fishing pond.
Really awesome place to spend some time.
I think that we will both sleep
well this evening.
Night,
-Allison
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