Waking up in our pink romantic hideaway we were off to Villandry, and as we arrived we were reminded that it is one of the most popular chateaux, people and cars and busses abound, and for good reason, both the chateau and gardens were spectacular - and fortunately without low thresholds to bang the healing head. Then to Azay Le Rideau Chateau though less opulant, still a grand place. Each chateau has some peculiarity that makes it stand out on its own. Then we returned to Chinon to wander the streets of the medieval town. We found ourselves say "oh my", and "good grief" a lot; it's simply exhilarating to walk through an almost thousand year old town. Joan of Arc actually prayed in the church here and St. Denis died in 397 in a church we saw in Candes-St. Martin - imagine that. Fun day. A word about the car: don't buy a Chevrolet Spark; don't think they sell them in US. It's extremely small with a very short wheel base, so it's like driving a powered skateboard, full attention is required at all times. The good side is that you can parallel park in the space of a cross walk and make a U-turn in an alley. And around here parallel parking is an art form-maybe an inch of space between cars on a good day.