Too many flat irons connected caused a breaker to blow this morning at the hotel. Not a big deal unless four girls are sharing a room scurrying to prepare for departure or you are in the shower. These are the times that make group travel so exciting!
Christophe told us about the rose bushes planted at the end of each row in the vineyards. They are used as a "canary in the mines." Diseases will impact the rose bush two weeks before infecting the rest of the fields.
Also today, students toured Leonardo da Vinci's final home and museum while the adults toured a winery. It was an excellent STEM connection! Alyssa won 15€ in the French lottery during lunch, and with that luck and no rain in the forecast we drove to Chenonceau, one of the beautiful chateaux outside Amboise. Students took great pictures and played hide-and-seek in the garden labyrinth.
Back in Amboise, we toured the royal chateau with our local guide-definitely an educational treat!
Dinner was another unique experience--we ate in a troglodyte cave that once was used to hide munitions for the French Resistance. The menu consisted of sausage, potatoes, and a special pork paste on the bread that was ground in the consistency of tuna. The students pictured below at the special restaurant are from Houston's YesPrep charter school and have been with us all week.
Tomorrow we have an early departure for Versailles and then Paris. It is 11 pm here and I don't hear a sound from any of the other rooms. Having this much fun is exhausting! Till tomorrow...
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