Saumur on the Loire River, France .Feb 11 – Tuesday (some years ago) REIMS, FRANCE I plan to walk from Saumur to Orleans along the GR3 Trail. A big hearty breakfast and off to the station. Ten minutes before the train pulls out – a bomb scare. The police arrive, but don’t find anything. I miss my connecting train to Paris. Pain! At Epernay they stop a Paris-bound train, so I finally arrive there about 12.00. I manage to get a train to Saumur. Six hours on trains today. Saumur is the … [Read more...]
Fromage de Chevre or Goat’s cheese | Loire Valley
July 4, 2009 by
Fromage de Chevre - a must try on your Loire Valley Holiday: The Loire Valley, with its fertile soil, has an abundance of orchards growing apples and pears. Strawberries and asparagus also grow well here - asparagus, it seems, particularly love the sandy soil of the banks of the Loire. Another interesting fact is that goat's cheese is a specialty in the Loire. Not only is fromage de chevre popular here, but the Loire accounts for 70% of all goat cheeses produced in France - and France is … [Read more...]
Food in Western France
May 23, 2009 by
Food in Western France: a brief gastronomical tour! Normandy; Brittany; the Loire Valley. Rouen; Caen; Bayeux; Cherbourg; Mont-St-Michel; St Malo; Rennes; Nantes; Angers; Tours; Saumur; Vouvray; Amboise; Le Mans; Chartres; Orleans. Food in Western France will get you eating and drinking with a vengeance! With such a long coastline, it's to be expected that seafood and shellfish are popular in Normandy and Brittany (try the Belon oysters). "Fruits de Mer" … [Read more...]
