We stayed overnight, in a two bedroom apartment in Vendôme. Jose-Maria picked up eggs & cheese, from the food store, owned by a fourth generation Spanish family. Agnès prepared a delicious omelette for us all.

We wandered around medieval Vendôme. We visited the Cathedral, built around 1,100 and took in the charm of the little city.

After chatting with our very proper English speaking landlady who taught English at a nearby trade school, we headed out to Blois where I had located a hotel central to our chateau hunting, the next adventure on our trip.

We found the inexpensive Hotel Ibis, checked in, and visited the big chateau in town. Wanting to avoid traffic, Agnès & J-M headed back to Paris while we rested our feet. We ate at La Scala, an Italian pizzeria. B had salmon, N had Veal Marsala with a white sauce—more French than Italian.