More photos around Tours and our apartment

The remains of a chateau along the banks of the Loire.  The river is flanked on one side by these high white cliffs, which some people have built their houses into (maisons troglodytiques)

"Where is Brendan?  Brendan is here."  All French kids learn English by cassette, and one of their first lessons is finding a guy named Bryan : "Where is Bryan?  Bryan is in the kitchen."  One of the teachers at lycée Bayet, upon seeing my picture posted in school, started asking everyone (including me), "Where is Brendan?  Where is Brendan?"

By popular demand, here are some of our French cooking successes.  First, beef tournedos with crème fraiche and green peppercorns sauce, with sautéed chanterelle mushrooms on the side.  Next, salmon with the leftover crème fraiche, fennel and zucchini on the side.  

Our apartment window from the street.