Chambord, France
Chambord - yes you add it to champagne, but did you know that its made at the old hunting lodge of King Louis X1V? I didn't either!
Chateau de Chambord is AMAZING and well worth the side trip if your enjoying a drive through the Loire Valley. For me the Chateau represents an image that for years I have envisaged when I've pictured European Castles. The intricacy of the stone work and the design of the rooms was everything I imagined it to be. Gothic details, w...