(first posted June 9)
Viv and Chris Jones are frolicking about UK and the Continent. They’ve done their London bit and have been in France before heading to Spain.
Here’s Chris’s latest despatch (received via carrier pigeon).
“Have just flown into Valencia with Volotea from Nantes. Our base for exploring the chateaux of the Loire was Tours, where we stayed at first in a nice apartment over the converted cloisters of an ancient basilica.
But too many stairs for our comfort, including up to our bed in a loft. So we switched to a hotel packaged with a 3-day chateau tour: 2-3 chateaux visits per half day in a mini-bus, with two dinners thrown in. The first at The Blue Martin was the best fish we have ever tasted, the second awful food and service, so we fed back accordingly to Tourisme.
At our last meal in Nantes, I ordered my favourite dessert Mousse au Chocolate, and was presented with a huge bowl from which I could help myself (only took two dollops).”
Viv is also posting some stuff on FB.
