NOVEMBER 23 LEAVE BHAM FOR PARIS
The Loire valley is a most beautiful place... the area is full of history...
it was part of the English kingdom at a time...
DAY 1 IN FRANCE
SUNDAY
NOVEMBER 24
TRIP FROM PARIS TO TOURS:
DAY 2
MONDAY
.. NOVEMBER 25
TOURS TO:
1: AMBOISE (L P110) (t=23m)
-CHATEAU D'AMBOISE (DAILY) CHAPELLE ST HUBERT (DE-VINCI BURY HERE)
Great site fires in the fireplaces
-CHAT DU CLOS-LUCE (DAILY) LAST HOUSE OF DEVINCI ...
This was a great place the home of the painter
AMBOISE TO:
2: BLOIS (L P 124) (t=30m)
-PLANNED WALK AROUND TOWN IN BOOK
-EGLISE ST NICOLAS
-CHATEAU DE BLOIS (L P 126) (9-12:30 / 2-5:30)
very beautiful.. place of a famous murder
-CATHEDRALE ST LOUIS This is a beautiful cathedral...
BLOIS TO:
3: CHATEAU DE CHEVERNY (L P 130) (t = 15m) (DAILY) did not
make it to this site
CHATEAU DE CHEVERNY TO:
4: CHATEAU DE CHAMBORD (L P 132) (t=18m) (DAILY) (9:30-5:15)
this is a beautiful chateau... hunting lodge of frances 1
CHATEAU DE CHAMBORD TO TOURS:
DAY 3
TUESDAY
NOVEMBER 26
TOURS TO:
1: VILLANDRY (L P 94) (t=20m) (DAILY 9AM-5P) did not make
it to this site
VILLANDRY TO:
2: AZAY LE RIDEAU (L P 96) (t=11m) (DAILY 9:30-12:30/ 2-5PM)
did not make it to this site
AZAY LE REDEAU TO:
3: CHINON (MAY WANT TO GO HERE FIRST) (t=19m) (L P 98 -100)
This was the home of Henry II , prison of Knights Templar
great view
- PLANNED WALK THROUGH TOWN
-CHATEAU DU CHINON (DAILY) great site..
-ST MAURICE CHURCH Closed
CHINON TO:
4: FORTEVRAND L' ABBAYE (L P 86-87) (t= 19) (9:00 to 12:30/ 2 - 5:30)
what a great site Romanist chapel and Richard the Lion
Hearted efffigy
FORTEVRAND L'ABBEY TO:
5: POITIERS (F P 402-3) (t=1:00) did not make to this site
-NOTRE DAME LA GRANDE
-BAPTISTERE ST JEAN (4C)
-CATHEDRALE ST PIERRE
-EGLISE STE RADEGONDE
POITIERS TO:
6: ST SAVIN (F P 405) (t=43) did not make it to this site
-ABBEY AND CHURCH (JOAN OF ARC)
ST SAVIN TO:
7: LOCHES (WALLED CITY) (t=1:00) (F P 290) What a
wonderful to town and Chateau
-CHATEAU DE LOCHES (DAILY)
LOCHES TO TOURS:
DAY 4
WEDNESDAY
.NOVEMBER 27
TOURS TO:
1: CHENONCEAU (L P 106) (t=39) (DAILY 9AM-4:30P) This was
Emily's favorite chateau... great
CHENONCEAU TO:
2: BOURGES (P 150-153) (t=1:34) The cathedral here was
beautiful and different and full of history
-CATHEDRAL ST ETIENE (L P 20)
-PALAIS JACQUES COEUR (DAILY)
BOURGES TO:
3: GIEN (L P-150) (t=1:00) did not make it to here
- CHATEAU ANNE DE BEAUJEU
GIEN TO:
4: ST BENOIT (L P 150) (t=34) did not make it here
-ST GERMIGNY DES PRES (3MI FROM TOWN ON D60)
-ROMAN ABBEY CHURCH (ST BENOIT SUR LOIRE L P 20)
ST BENOIT TO TOURS:
DAY 5
THURSDAY
. NOVEMBER 28
TOURS TO:
QUIMPER (t=4.5 H) too far from tours did not go
DAY 6
.. FRIDAY
.. NOVEMBER 29
QUIMPER TO:
1: NANTES (L P 190-193) (OPTIONAL) (t=2:30) did not make
it here
-CATHEDRAL ST PIERRE ST PAUL
NANTES TO:
2: ANGERS ( P 72-77) (t=47) did not make
it here
-CHATEDRAL ST MAURICE
-* CHATEAU DE ANGERS (DAILY 10A-5P)
ANGERS TO:
3. CUNAULT (L P 79) (OPTIONAL)did not make it here
too far from tours did not go
-EGLISE NOTRE DAME (12C) )L P 20
ANGERS TO:
3: SAUMUR (L P 80-2) (t=49) This was a beautiful town and
a great castle...
-EGLISE ST PIERRE
-CHATEAU DE SAUMUR ( CLOS TUES)
-PLACE ST PIERRE (OLD TOWN HALF TEMBERS)
-BAGNEUT DOLMEN (5000 YEAR OLD TOMB)
SAUMUR TO:
5: LANGEAIS (L P-36) (t=40) did not make it here
-CHATEAU DE LANGEAIS (L P 92)
LANGEAIS TO TOURS:
DAY 7
SATURDAY
. NOVEMBER 30
TOURS TO:
1: LE-MANS (L P 164-6) (M=51 t=1:11) long drive from
Tours... great town and cathedral
-WALK THROUGH TOWN PLANNED
- CATHEDRALE ST-JOHN
This was the first night that the Christmas market was
opened in Tours
LE-MANS TO:
2: VENDOME (L P-122) (M=49 t=1:10) did not make it
to this site
-ABBAYE DE LA TRINITE
VENDOME TO:
3: ORLEANS (L P 138-9) (M=49 t= 1:08) did not make it here
-CATHEDRALE STE-CROIX
Day 8
SUNDAY DECEMBER 1
RETURN TO PAIRIS
CONCIERGERIE M=CITE ( P-81 10A-5P)did not make it here
CRYPTE ARCHEOLOGIQUE M=CITE ( P-81 10AM -5P)did not make
it here
NOTRE DAME
Always beautiful
ORANGERIE M=CONCORDE (P-131 9:45-5P)
Closed
EIFFEL TOWER
This is
always a good place to visit... it is the essence of Paris since built
DAY 9 MONDAY DECEMBER 2
.. PARIS
LATIN QUARTER
MUSEE DE CLUNY M=CLUNY (P-154 9:15-5:45)
This was a great museum in a Roman Bath
ST SEVERIEN M=ST MICHEL did not make it here
SHAKESPEARE AND COMPANY
just a great book store ... English books
DAY 10 TUESDAY.. DECEMBER 3 REIMS (TRAIN TO REIMS)
RIEMS CATHEDRAL NOTRE DAME...
This is a fantastic cathedral the coronation of France's
Kings
ST REMI BASILICA did not make it here
TAU PALACE did not make it here
CHRISTMAS SHOPS
These shops are nice they have stuff form other countries
in Europe
DAY 11 WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 4 PARIS
ST GERMAIN
ST GERMAIN DES PRES M= ST GREMAIN (P-138)did not make it
here
LES DEUX MAGOTS
FAMOUS CAFΙ
OF HEMINGWAY did not
make it here
PETIT PALAIS M=CHAPS ELYSEES CLEMENCEAU ( P-206 10A- 5:40P)
did not make it here
CHAMPS ELYSEES
SHOPPING did not make it here
LOUVRE m= PALAIS ROYAL/ LOUVRE (P-122/129 OPEN UNTIL 10P)
Always the greatest ... make sure you decide what you want
to see beforehand
DAY 12 THURSDAY DECEMBER 5
CIMETIERE DU PERE LA CHAISE M=PERELACHAISE ( P-240 8AM-5:30P)
This a spooky place especially on a cloudy damp day
SHOPPING
MOULIN ROUGE m=BLANCHE (P-226 / 339 9PM) did not
make it here
DAY 13 FRIDAY DECEMBER 6
EMILY'S DAY
WHATEVER
MONTMARTRE
EIFFEL TOWER