The Châteaux of the Loire Valley
From the 15th to 18th centuries, The Loire Valley in west central France was the playground of several generations of French aristocracy. Today the legacy of these kings and nobles lives on in the elaborate châteaux spread throughout the region. These châteaux began life as fortresses, their size and position necessary to defend against medieval invaders. However as time went on, the châteaux became increasingly decorative and elaborate symbols of wealth and power. Read more…
Add comment June 29th, 2007
We loaded up the Sunny after Graspop and drove west to Brussels where we met up with Viv. She’d caught the Eurostar from London that morning and was coming along to see some of France with us. We met in the beautiful historic old square and after a quick bite to eat, (McDonald’s I’m ashamed to say) we set a course for France’s Champagne region. 
So the Sunny was packed and off we went on our big European adventure. After crossing the channel from Dover to Dunkirk we set the Sat Nav for the small town of Dessel in Belgium, host town of the annual Graspop Metal Meeting. Even with a labouriously slow peak-hour run around the Antwerpen Ring, we made it just in time to load up on food and beer at the supermarket in nearby Mol. 
