My Loire Valley Home
Amboise: A quiet home base for
fun chateaux hopping
From Mont Saint Michel, I took the 9:30 am bus to Rennes (10.80 euros, $15), where I caught the 11:05 am TGV to Le Mans, changed there to a train to Tours, and finally caught a train to Amboise.
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From Mont Saint Michel, I took the 9:30 am bus to Rennes (10.80 euros, $15), where I caught the 11:05 am TGV to Le Mans, changed there to a train to Tours, and finally caught a train to Amboise.
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stayed at the Hotel Bellevue (bellevuehotel.amboise@wanadoo.fr)
for three nights. The price was 50 euros ($70)
per night (including tax) for a single, un-airconditioned room with no
breakfast. That is Amboise's chateau in the background, but my
room
had no view. |
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| The room was *very* sparse, but the location was good. It had a TV with cable, a window, a phone, and a big closet. No Wifi! | The bathroom was a standard French bathroom: toilet, sink, and shower. It was clean if a little old. |
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| I went to this bakery on my first morning in Amboise. It was across the stree from the open-air market. | I got this apple pastry (chausson aux pommes) at the bakery. Yummy! |
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| Amboise's Sunday
market was enjoyable to walk around. It got more crowded as the
morning went on. There were tour buses of people! |
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| Amboise's
coin-op laundry is near the tourist office, easy to use, and a great
way to spend time on a rainy day! |
The
old town near the chateau was fun to walk around. A great
ambience! |
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| I ordered this
Forestiere pizza at one of the restaurants across from the
chateau. The mushrooms and onions were great. Sour cream on
the pizza was a new experience I'll try not to repeat :) |
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