Château d’Azay-le-Rideau

We visited Azay-le-Rideau right after seeing the Christmas extravaganza at Villandry (they’re only 15 minutes apart). Bad idea. It’s a perfectly nice château, but really, there’s no comparison. We (even M, the photo maniac) took only a fraction of the pictures we’ve taken at the other châteaus. So, this post is a short one. The […]

Château de Villandry

The château de Villandry is known for its gardens, which are impressive even in winter. What we didn’t expect was over-the-top Christmas decorations. This château is privately owned (!). Who decides how much to decorate? (And what was the budget!?!) The owner? The property manager? The owner’s Christmas-crazed, animal-loving children? You don’t realize the full […]