Bonjour from the Loire Valley in France! We have an exciting podcast for you today, including a river tour, a visit to a mushroom farm and lots of delicious food.
Before we go there, here’s this week’s question: What’s the most clichéd thing you’ve ever done in your travels? (Like, I don’t know, visiting Paris?) We admit, we’ve done it! We’ll read your responses in our next podcast.
This is the Château de Candes, a wellness and art resort along the Loire. It’s about two hours by train from Paris. We stayed in the tower and when you open the window, you can smell fresh lavender from the garden. It’s so calming.
Here’s the co-owner, Monique Pignet, showing us the absolutely stunning view of the river from the castle’s master bedroom. Monique and her family had a way of making us feel right at home.
We took a brief tour of the Loire on this authentic fishing boat. Check out the podcast for some video of the adventure.
A lot of the action happens underground. Here’s Iden sampling the oyster mushrooms at La Champignonnière du Saut Aux Loups. We’ll explain why he was sniffing the mushrooms in the podcast.
And last but not least, our remarkable lunch with Chef Kazaaa from Take a Chef, a platform that connects people with private chefs. We had a simple but very tasty meal of roasted cauliflower with black garlic, ravioli filled with spinach and cashew ricotta, and silky chocolate mousse. Mmmm.
Don’t forget this week’s question: What’s the most clichéd thing you’ve ever done in your travels?
