Left the lovely Hotel George Sand at 9.00. Quirky place full of typical French touches (and also French maintenance). Drove sedately for 50ish miles through the industrial city of Chateauroux to the town of la Chatre. Looked OK so we found a large room at the Hotel Notre Dame then had a very pleasant walk along the River Indre. The river had been split into channels in the 18th century to cater for the tanning of leather. Nowadays the old houses have been mostly restored and make very desirable riverside homes. Had lunch, bread, toms, ham and cheese purchased in local supermarket, on the Boules pitch.
After the usual afternoon nap, sallied forth in search of evening meal..... found a restaurant and ate outside... wonderful.... served by waitress whose English was excellent. She had worked in Val D’Isere so had met many English folk (poor woman) and had also learned at school. Mr.Kilsby’s sense of humour seemed to amuse her too! Had mussels and Tony had sea bass. We like this place a lot.
Loches Park
The tanneries
Glamorous couple at L'Estaminet
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