The train from Gare Montparnasse to Tours that was booked left at the disgusting early time of 6:02am. Luckily there was a helpful worker at the station or we maybe would've missed it since the departure board we were looking at was the wrong one and she pointed out that we had to go to a different floor.
A lot of the land between Paris and Tours looks like Saskatchewan, lots of farmland and hayland. The station in Tours is quite nice compared to others we've been in.
We dropped off our bags and junk at the hotel which is down the street from the station and then went back to have breakfast at a Cafe in the station before catching a short train to Chateau Chenonceau (basically pronounced Shhh-None-So).
The chateau straddles the Cher River and has an interesting history both of Royals, Nobles, and use during the two world wars.
There was a painting in a bedroom of a king's three favourite mistresses:
The gardens were really nice, and there were a number of other areas including a labyrinth.
After the chateau we walked into the little town across the river and had some quiche and bread for lunch before catching the train back to Tours to check into our hotel. The rooms in this hotel are basically the same as we would see in Saskatoon at a normal hotel.
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