It was a great trip. We spent 4 days in the Loire Valley and managed to visit 5 castles. There were many castles in the region, but due to the time constraint we chose the best 4 based on the perhaps biased opinion on wikipedia and wikitravel: Château d'Amboise, Château de Chambord, Château de Chenonceau and Château d'Azay le Rideau. Château de Villandry was supposed to be a hit too, but due to certain circumstances such as the non operational public transport and shops around the area on public holidays, we didn't manage to visit that.
It is a place where french culture and history come alive and you can witness first hand the vast heritage of the country. Not knowing any or very little history about France prior to coming here it was an eye opener for me. Plus the company of the guys made the trip really fun, with sooooo soooo much nonsense.
"If one hasn't visited the Loire Valley, one has not visited France. "
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