The first hike was in the Bois de Charbonnière, which is a large forested estate with a huge chateau in the middle. It's about a five minute drive from our chateau. After that we took another hike along the Canal d'Orléans, this time from Faye-aux-Loges to Donnery.
Here's a photo of the chateau. If you're interested in buying it or seeing photos from the interior, follow this link: http://chateau.zilbert.com/ChateauDetails.htm. Both price and interior are spectacular.
(47°56'04.4"N, 1°59'26.6"E)
Dinner tonight with our new friends, Sylvie and Olivier (owners of our flat), their son Tristan and our cross hall neighbour Aurelie, was fantastic. We had such a good time that we forgot to get a picture! We had cantaloupe mellons with Quinqui Noix walnut aperitif poured on them (something we learned in Brive-la-Gaillard a few years ago); Cindy made tomato tart (a recipe from our brother-in-law's (Eric Akis) cookbook - http://www.everyonecancook.com/) and she rocked it; salads (green and pasta); almond tart (Cindy learned this from Marie, our host 'mom' in Lyon last month - rocked this one too); and a selection of stinky yummy cheeses with baguette.
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