Chambord is Bananas

We all agreed that Chambord is so over-the-top it’s kinda great. We especially enjoyed exploring the never ending turrets on the rooftop, and the double helix stairwell in the middle, supposedly influenced by the late Leonardo. Francois I built the thing over the course of his entire reign of 30 years, yet only spent a total of 42 days there. Bananas.

We arrived in the tiny town of Dierre this evening at an AirBnB that is out of a fairy tale. We’re staying in a small stone carriage house next to the farmhouse of our hosts, who have a small farm here. There are a couple of beautiful horses, some chickens, a pair of fluffy shepherd dogs, and vineyards. Much to Willa’s delight, there is also a small pool. We’ll be exploring the area the next couple of days by bike and by boat.