20 May: At Eurotunnel
20 May: Dinner at the Mercure Hotel, Lisieux
20 May: After dinner at the Mercure
21 May: Map of the region
21 May: Leaving Mercure on a grey and drizzly morning
21 May: En route to Chateau Brissac in the pouring rain!
21 May: Chateau de Brissac
21 May: Chateau de Brissac - our guide
22 May: Saumur
22 May: Chateau, Saumur
22 May: Strolling through Saumur
22 May: Lunch at restaurant 'Brussels'
22 May: Boat trip on the Loire at Saumur
22 May: Some of us walked to the Eglise Notre-Dame des Ardilliers in Saumur
23 May: At Abbaye de Fontevraud
23 May: Chateau de Chinon
23 May: 'Floral Wall': Chateau de Chinon, Saumur, France (2012)
23 May: Wine tour and tasting at Gretien & Meyer, near Saumur
23 May: Chinon
24 May: Chenonceau
24 May: Chateau de Chenonceu, at Chenonceux
24 May: 'View' from our room!
25 May: Rochemenier Troglodyte Village
25 May: Church at Rochemenier
25 May: Angers
26 May: Honfleur
26 May: Arriving at Calais for the return Eurotunnel journey
26 May: In the tunnel, and homeward