Saturday, October 8 we went to the château in Chinon, a partial ruin with some intact rooms and museum like exhibits. We then went into town. It was not at all what I was expecting. It was so quiet and most places were closed. I would have thought it was a Sunday if I didn’t know any better. We had lunch at the one place we could find open that was serving food, then walked along the river and through the market.

We got back to Tours and began preparing for our departure in the morning. I enjoyed Tours very much and found it to be a good base for the Loire Valley. It’s too bad we didn’t have more time.