Day 9: Bordeaux to Angers

We left Bordeaux and let the SatNav do the work of taking us to Angers.   It only went wrong a little bit!   We stopped at Parthenay for lunch and hit upon just the kind of small, provincial French restaurant you always hope to find for lunch.   Lovely, friendly, smiling waitress, warm atmosphere, brown decor and full of French!   We had paté Maison followed by omelettes and sauté potatoes and coffee.  We were very happy!

We went straight to the tourist office in Angers, situated right by the Chateau, which looked vaguely familiar.   We are not sure if we have been to Angers before or not.   We got the map and a bargain ticket to all the museums and a pass for the tram so we are all set up for a day of sightseeing tomorrow.

We found the apartment, but couldn't make the key work until we alerted the owner, who called his friend the artist who's workshop is next door!   He came out and helped us.  The apartment is bijou!   Small and tasteful with an excellent bathroom and just enough in the way of things in the kitchen to be able to make a simple meal.  We decided this would be a good idea after all the eating and drinking we have done over the last week.  We went shopping and then had a glass of wine in a café and then came back to the apartment and made salad with cheese, bread and fruit.

The apartment in Anger

Compact!