‘We’re gonna need a bigger Fridge!’ @hbwleedscastle.bsky.social #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
❤️ I’ve transited through Paris Gare du Nord from #Eurostar number of times; today first time I’ve ever seen exterior at Street Level & what a grand Railway Terminus it is: cheeky final French Brasserie Lunch with @hbwleedscastle.bsky.social #HomewardBound #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
❤️Au Revoir Val de Loire - You were beautiful - TGV pour Paris #HomewardBound #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
Leonardo da Vinci endowed with awesome visionary mind,drew up plans in lifetime(1452-1519)for diverse inventions 500 yrs ahead of their time,including 1st car,bicycle,swing bridge,paddle boat& water turbine. Château du Clos Lucé & IBM have made these plans reality #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
❤️ Optical Theatre of Leonardo da Vinci discussing his painting, the Mona Lisa - probably today the most famous artwork in the world: Château du Clos Lucé, Amboise, Val de Loire, France #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
Fabulous recreations of Leonardo da Vinci’s Workshops at Château du Clos Lucé recreated in the spirit of a Renaissance bottega - The Painter’s Workshop, The Sculptor’s Workshop & The Drawing Workshop - Amboise, Val de Loire, France #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
Snapshots of interior & exterior of rather stunning Chateau du Clos Lucé, Amboise,Val de Loire,France, including very bedchamber in which Italian Leonardo da Vinci, one of greatest polymaths to have ever lived, passed away aged 67 in April 1519.
#TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
400 Mtrs from Chateau Royal D’Amboise,French King Francis I,in 1516,invited Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci: painter,draughtsman,engineer,scientist,theorist,sculptor & architect to live out retirement at beautiful Chateau du Clos Lucé,Amboise #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
Snapshots of Chateau Royal D’Amboise, Val de Loire, France #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
Today in the latest instalment of #NoNeedToDriveFromUKForTopLoireTime - A 20 minute train from Tours for an away day in Amboise, Val de Loire, France #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
After our epic Winemakers’ Lunch - it’s just a sweet treat for dinner this evening - Would be rude to visit France without partaking of a really good crepe 🥞 Crêperie Billen, 46 Rue Colbert, Tours, Loire #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
Snapshots from La Loire à Velo cycle way on route to our pre booked Winemakers Lunch at Domaine de Roche Blonde - Christophe Gaudron Vineyard in Vernou-sur-Brenne #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
Loire is cycle friendly with impressive #LoireAVelo following royal river for over 900 km passing through Tours. Today we hired cycles to criss cross 10 miles Rivers Cher & Loire for pre booked Winemakers Lunch at Vineyard in Vernou-sur-Brenne #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
Monster Meringues - coming to a French Patisserie near you this Saturday - Snapshots of Tours, Loire, France #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
#FridayNight Rue de Colbert:Tours street dedicated to al fresco dining is buzzing. We shared kick ass Cheese Fondue, lashing of French bread & charcuterie sausage. #WhoKnew stirring raw egg in when 1/2 inch from bottom of pot revitalises cheese #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
Snapshots of Chateau d’Azay-le-Rideau, Val de Loire, France #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
Snapshots of Chateau d’Azay-le-Rideau, Val de Loire, France #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
Snapshots of Chateau d’Azay-le-Rideau, Val de Loire, France #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
Snapshots of Villandry Chateau et Jardins, Val de Loire, France #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
Snapshots of Villandry Chateau et Jardins, Val de Loire, France #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
#UpOnTheRoof #TheDrifters Snapshots of Villandry Chateau et Jardins, Val de Loire, France #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
Snapshots of Villandry Chateau et Jardins, Val de Loire, France #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
Snapshots of Villandry Chateau et Jardins, Val de Loire, France #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
‘Allo 'Allo! - ‘Listen very carefully, I shall say zis only once’. Thanks to @hbwleedscastle.bsky.social nerves of steel at wheel we’ve safely arrived at Villandry Chateau - 1st port of call for our Turo hire 1987 vintage Citroen 2CV - Tours, Loire, France #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
Bonne Nuit from an idyllic Aperitif
Evening Cruise on the Loire River, Tours, Loire, France #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
Snapshots from Aperitif Evening Cruise on the Loire River, Tours, Loire, France #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
Snapshots from Aperitif Evening Cruise on the Loire River, Tours, Loire, France #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
Scrumptious range of local foods & wines included in our Aperitif Evening Cruise on the Loire River, Tours, Loire, France - with @hbwleedscastle.bsky.social #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
When staying on the Loire rude not to take an evening Aperitif Cruise aboard a traditional flat bottomed boat along the Loire River #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure
Snapshots of The Chateau de Blois, Val de Loire, France #TwoGoOnAnEmptyNesterLoireAdventure