J&J at Italian Rest. (top) daVinci's Home (middle) Our Hotel (below)Yesterday we got up and took the train to Chartres where we picked up a rental car - a Peugeot 5008. Bob hopped in and had those six gears shifting smoothly in no time at all. At one point we had to back up and it's hard to figure out how to get the car in reverse so the guys just pushed it (sorry no picture of that one!). Bob has even figured out reverse now so he can get anywhere. We stopped in a pretty little town for some lunch and then arrived about mid-afternoon in Amboise. We checked in, rested up and then went to dinner at a cafe nestled up against the Amboise Chateau. It was a lovely evening.
This morning we got up and had fresh pastries at our hotel and then headed out to Clos Luce (the last home of Leonardo daVinci). The home contained many quotes, replicas of his famous art work, drawings and furniture of the time. The basement and the grounds had mock-ups of his methods to move water, paddleboats, vision of a tank, a swinging bridge, and gears to move or shoot just about anything!
After having a quick bite to eat we did a little shopping and the shop owner was thrilled to be talking to Jackie in French. We left with some pretty things and Jackie has a new friend.
Dinner was Italian - salad, pizza, and spaghetti Bologonese. A bird flew in and sat next to us on the edge of the window - so cute! - and the people sitting next to us were very friendly. The husband works for a company based in Sweden, the boss lives in Downers Grove near Chicago, and he, himself, lives in the Netherlands! What a small world!! When we left, we walked along the Loire River and enjoyed the view at sundown.
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