A short break in Saumur

We had a couple of weeks between guests, so we took a short break in Saumur.  It's not all that far away, about a 2-hour drive, and we took the bikes with the intention of riding along the "Loire à Vélo" cycle route.  We didn't do an enormous amount of biking, but we did get some relaxation and sightseeing.

The château at Saumur has been renovated during the last few years, and it looks quite imposing on the hillside overlooking the river.  You can visit it, there's an entry fee, but I don't mind too much paying for the upkeep of historic monuments.

We sat outside a bar in the town centre and watched France play Australia while we had dinner.  An exciting match.  We were watching on TF1; the bar next door had the telly on a different channel.  TF1 was delayed by a few seconds compared to them, so we heard the cheers and shouts of the goals about 5 seconds before we saw them on our screen.  It was strange.