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JD Breen
Apr 19, 2000
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Onzain, France

April 19, 2000

Châteaux in the Loire are like churches in Italy or dessert on a cruise ship. They are plentiful, spectacular and, eventually, overwhelming. 

And sometimes all at once. Such was the case today, at the grandest and gaudiest of the great Valois vacation homes.

Most prominent places are personified by their occupants. William Rand…

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