It’s always a good feeling when a tackled task gets completed and accomplished without any serious problems. You can pat yourself on the back and say ‘Job well done there. Not sure how that would turn out. But, hey it’s OK’.
Every 2 Cheeses trip throws up its unique set of occurrences. Some seemingly within our (Mr S) control one second, and not the other, where he may have momentarily lost the plot. Whereas other incidents crop up out of the blue, with no way of being able to prevent a particular incident happening.
As it is with all aspects of life, the more you practise, the better you become. The ability to handle, what your old novice-self would consider to be an insurmountable obstacle, becomes second nature. You’ve been there , done that. You now know that things have a habit of getting sorted. One way or another. By this time next week, or next year, it’ll all be history anyway. Merely another archive.
This is our last ‘proper’ day. Tomorrow we exit, where we came in, via Cherbourg. So with weather set fine, we go visit the mighty fortress that overlooks the city and the Maine river – Château d’Angers.
Our fully equipped goat legs make easy work of the hundred and one steps up to and past Angers Cathedral. An impressive sight, currently undergoing major works that were due to be completed by spring 2025.
Lots of good English make it easy to gain a clear picture of the characters and the parts they played in the life of this superb castle. Each room’s sets create a glimpse into the lives of the strange and distant past.
The chateau’s pièce de résistance – the Apocalypse Tapestry – a large medieval set of tapestries. Commissioned by Louis I, the then Duke of Anjou, and woven in Paris between 1377 and 1382.
