We went to the opening days of the International Garden Festival when we were in the Loire Valley in April. Like you, I found the entries to be a little uneven in quality. Nonetheless, we really enjoyed our visit and the stunning vistas of the Loire River.
By the way, I gave your contact information to some friends of friends in Boston who are looking for a place to stay during their upcoming vacation in the Loire Valley. He’s an artist so I told them about your former artist in residence.
Fraussie
August 18th, 2012 at 6:20 pm
The view is really lovely isn’t it? Thank you for giving my contact information to your Boston friends.
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We went to the opening days of the International Garden Festival when we were in the Loire Valley in April. Like you, I found the entries to be a little uneven in quality. Nonetheless, we really enjoyed our visit and the stunning vistas of the Loire River.
By the way, I gave your contact information to some friends of friends in Boston who are looking for a place to stay during their upcoming vacation in the Loire Valley. He’s an artist so I told them about your former artist in residence.
The view is really lovely isn’t it? Thank you for giving my contact information to your Boston friends.
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Absolutely beautiful! When is the international garden festival?
Hi, from April to October. I’ll add the information to the post! Thank you.
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