A visit to the market

I fell in love with the wonderful markets, and here we are at the Saumur market where early one Saturday morning we went along to have a look. Even though the weather was bitterly cold, we had wrapped up warm and it was a thing not to be missed.

This man was actually making the most fabulous baskets

There is nothing like wandering around a market and seeing all the wonderful seasonal produce, artisan cheeses, and the pretty flowers and goodies that you just had to fill up your basket.

Would not be hard to get your five fruit and vegetables here

Le fromage anyone?

I hope you are all having a wonderful week

Hugs

Carolyn

Saumur

So there was a tingle of excitement, while we walked around the beautiful town of Saumur.

Everywhere we looked, there were many beautiful old homes and buildings that seemed like they  had been there for many, many years.

 I am reading the story of  'Coco Chanel, The Legend and the life '  and this is the town where she was born on the 19th August 1883.

Here are a few shots that we took, of the picturesque place.

Busy, busy here 

DD had a few days holiday, so she came home and we spent some lovely Mother/Daughter  times together...  lots of walking, shopping in the village and taking morning tea at a cafe watching the gorgeous waves of the ocean, and having the most glorious, sunshiney weather.

Thanks for visiting and to new followers and I look forward to coming to say hello and see what you are up to.

Happy week

Hugs

Carolyn

Staying at Chateau Bouvet Ladubay

We have all seen photos of magnificent Chateaux and I know I have always wondered what it would be like to stay in such a luxurious place.

Well we did just this, when we visited the beautiful Loire Valley when we were in France and stayed at the magnificent Chateau Bouvet Ladubay, which is near Saumur.

It was January so the weather was wintery, but very lovely.

Our Opal rental car, on the left

We spent a few days staying here and Monsieur Bruno was an excellent host serving up a great breakfast every morning and was able to recommend some wonderful Restaurants where we could dine. He also encouraged us to try and speak French whenever we could,  and he spoke to us in French and I am sure if we stayed  longer we could have got better.

Le petit dejeuner

I remember him telling us about his neuf moutons (nine sheep) that he was very worried about, as they were poorly and he needed to call in the vet to look after them.

Agathe Chambre and bathroom

When you make a reservation, you will be able to chose between a few rooms.

We chose the Agathe Room which has a huge bedroom, large bathroom and then a little sitting room and a door which led to the L'Orangerie (conservatory)

Life was elegant here and we loved seeing all the beautiful Antique treasures and marvellous  Artwork, the graceful, sweeping staircase and the glistening chandeliers. It truly was a memorable place to stay.

I hope that you are having a happy week

Hugs

Carolyn