Wife-Swapping Chateaux of the Loire Valley
Yeah..well I called it that to get you to read it. Fraudulent headline really. But if I called it "What I Did On My Holidays"...yawn...yawn. Here's some photos of chateaux. Chenonceau used to belong to Diane de Poitiers, a mistress of King Henri II. Until he died in 1559 in single-handed combat with the Captain of his Scottish guards. His widow, Catherine de Médici took it off poor old Diane and flicked her another chateau at Chaumont-sur-Loire to play in.
The other chateau pic is Azay-le-Rideau. The raspberry-blower had a lovely old time toddling around its parquet floors and climbing the staircase. We also went to Loches and Montresor chateaux and "donjons". Like being transported back hundreds of years. In one Romanesque church in Preuilly-sur-Claise I looked up at the date over the door - "1009" - well before the Norman Invasion of Britain. Meanwhile semi-trailers were rattling down the narrow, medieval, cobble-stoned street outside.
Chenonceau
Chenonceau
Malcolm Lambe
I've been getting a few hits from people attracted to the "Wife Swapping" reference in the headline on the above piece of poorly-written shite. You're barking up the wrong tree. Yes the Frogs are into wife-swapping. Well some of them are. The clubs are called "echangiste" here so Google that. Tell 'em I sent you. And No...I'm not into it (not that there's anything wrong with wife-swapping...I must admit I have considered it at times...especially after "Her indoors" scraped the Near-Side Front Wing on me motor recently. Now I'm sitting here trying to dream up names for said echangiste clubs - "You Take Mine and I'll Take Yours"..."Have Wife Will Swap"..."Swing Low, Swing High"..."Swings and Roundabouts"..."Exchange & Smart"..."Partners for Wife"...I really should go back on medication.
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I had a walk on several pages of your website,
I like it ! There is your sense of humour everywhere, it's nice.
It's super to go on road-movies with Charlie and that you discover both of you together les chateaux de la Loire. you will come at our place when nicolas and I would hav moved there maybe for a enw job and a new life. it will be easy there to get a big house to have friends for week-end and holidays.
i ma at work, well, also, so i do not have the recepie you asked last Saturday.
I'll send it to you later.
well, i don't if it is a comment of your wrtiting, juste a message for you because a din(t find your e-mail adresse on you website ! I ma not very clever ! help me ;-)
i saw you were tired on Saturday. take care of you, of Charlie, of Cécile and enjoy yourself,
see you,
MArie.
Mmm, I have to get back to France.