It was Le General telling us to get up and get moving. We had another chateau to conquer before heading north on the four hour drive to St. Malo. It was Chateau Chenonceau. Again, totally out of our price range, but we decided to see it anyway. Here is what it looks like:
It's built over a river. Here's what it looks like from a different angle:
And yet, another angle:
The inside is fancy too.
After that, we hit the road for St. Malo. Our car is starting to look the part of a road trip car. And maybe feel it too. When we were about 20 minutes from St. Malo, something funny happened where it would not go over 3000 rpms in any gear. We think it might be sick. We're going to have to deal with that by taking it to a garage.
But the good news is that we made it to St. Malo. We are fortunate to be staying in the beautiful home of the mother of our dear friend Anne Derieux. Her mother Janine is the quintessential hostesse, installing us in the maison before leaving for her second home. It's half a block from the beautiful beach on the English Channel. We had balmy skies as we introduced Ivy to the beach:
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