Day 4 by Elena

This morning, Irene and I woke up at 6:30 and did our usual routine of walking through the beautiful streets of Tours with Alexandra and Cindy. The rest of the day was packed with a ton of fun activities. In the morning, we took the bus for one and a half hours and arrived in Bourré, France at around 10:30. The bus ride was really nice and peaceful as we looked outside into the vast, green farmlands. We got off the bus and soon walked into a big, cold underground cave. Inside the cave it was 12 degrees celsius and it stays this temperature at all times throughout the year. They grow mushrooms in big crates in these caves because the temperature and darkness assures slow growth, which is best for the taste. After that, we visited le Château de Chenonceau (Castle of Chenonceau). It is one of the biggest and well-known castles in the area! In 1547, King Henri II donated Chenonceau to his favorite lady, Diane de Poitiers. My favorite parts of the castle were The Gallery and the beautiful gardens outside. 

At five, our exchange students picked us up.  It soon started raining and we took cover under the train station. When it stopped, we went by the briocherie (brioche place called La Briocherie) for a quick snack. After that, a few of us went shopping (again)! We went to Bershka, H&M, and more. We then went to a really cool restaurant called Mamie Bigoude’s for dinner with Niki and Mathilde, Adithi and Solenne, and Shiloh and Alix. We had fantastic crepes in the theme restaurant, where the entire restaurant was decorated with grandma’s house styled things.