Loire Valley

From Paris we took a train to the Loire Valley where we went on a castle tour. There are SO MANY castles around France. We saw 3 of them. Chambord, and Chenanceaux, and St. Amelion. Chambord had a double helix staircase, desined by Divinci especially for the king. We also saw the Divinci house in which he lived, as well as many of his origional drawings and models. We also went through many vineyards, and did a lot of wine tasting. We stayed with a french family. The other girl I went with had a French exchange student a few years before this, so we stayed with her family. It was really neat to see and experience french culture inside a real house, and not necessarily in a tourist area.