After Paris it was time to see some of the countryside of France and taste some of the local produce. Our first stop was Eparnay in Champagne - no prizes for guessing what this town is famous for! We spent the day wandering down Avenue de Champagne; including visiting two cellars and sampling several varieties of real champagne. The cellars were amazing, there is over 100km of caves under the town storing millions of bottles.
Our next stop was Cheverny, a small town in the Loire valley famous for chateauxs, so we spent a couple of days checking out some pretty amazing buildings and beautiful grounds. Cheverny chateaux even had an army of hounds.
From Cheverny we headed south to Sarlat La Caneda, a small medieval town in the dordogne region dating back to the 1300's. Full of history and character we enjoyed meandering down the small alleys. One afternoon, we headed out of town to take a canoe down the river, passing all the other medieval castles along the bank.
Following our stay in Sarlat we drove across France, literally, to frolick in the sun with european holiday makers in the ever popular Nice. Here we met up with our friend Amelia who decided on a whim to head to Europe and travel with us for a few weeks. We swam in the Mediterranean Sea, soaked up the sun on the pebbles and drank beers with the sunset in the background. It was a beautiful beach with crystal clear water but the pebbles made it difficult to stroll into the water gracefully, even for the glamorous French girls.
Since we were so close, we decided to spend an afternoon with the ultra wealthy in Monaco. After being dazzled by the mega yachts and the almost continual stream of Italian super cars, we headed to the casino, lost some Euro's and retuned to the beach.
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