Villandry II

The formal flower and hedge gardens were beautiful

as you can see,

and the water garden was spectacular. Anne complained that the swans Cathy promised were not there,

but we didn't like to tell her why.

Actually, as this photo was being taken, a Frenchman appeared just to the left of picture. I think he left with a very mistaken view of how Australian wives treat their husbands. (Editor's note: Anne wished to draw attention to the elephantine 'tail', and the prehensile trunk ending. The dangling pendant and armpit hair are not relevant to the impersonation.)