Stay: Canault with family
Today we spent an amazing day with Fred as he showed us lots of things near where he lives in Canault. We started the day going to his work place at the French National Riding School and Cadre Noir In Saumur. (Click on the link to find out more). The mission of the school is to develop horse training, to teach riding for sport and to teach the equestrian professions. The Cadre Noir is well known for its public presentations. Fred trained well known riders and horses who won many medals including the Olympics. At the moment there are 250 personnel looking after about 350 horses. Occasionally there can be up to 1500 horses here when there are special competitions and judging taking place.
We went to Pierre and Lumière where you can walk through an underground cave and discover the jewels of the Loire Valley in miniature, sculptured from a 100 tonnes of limestone. Along the way and during the day we had stopped to visit some of the churches and villages shown here - Trèves, Cunault, Saumur, Montsoreau.
The detail in the Tours Cathedral was amazing.
Trêves is here that Fred’s family lay to rest. Below is the Notre Dame of Cunault where Fred was baptised.
After lunch back at home with Regine we went to a wine cellar in Turquant and bought some wine from an old childhood friend of Fred’s.
We then tried a specialty of the region, Pommes Tapées, which are apples that have been dried in the oven over a few days and during that time are flattened by being hit with a hammer. These can then be stored for 10 years and then cooked up in various ways. We tasted one that had been cooked in the local wine with lots of spices...very tasty.
We ended the day with a delicious BBQ dinner and drinking regional wines.
This is a traditional plum pie...yum.
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