The "Jour d'Ascension" was very warm and sunny, we celebrated with picnic in parc Buttes Chaumont

You can't leave the Loire Valley without visiting the most grand castle: Chambord. Incredible.

Chaumont sur Loire

Looks like a picture fresh cut out from a Fairytale book, huh?
More photos from the Loire-Valley-trip with my choir. Festival des jardins à Château de Chaumont sur Loire

Axel and Andreas experiencing the most colorful among the gardens (all flowers are white and you can choose for yourself which color you want the garden to have by looking through these bright rounded screens.
Summer flowers in Amboise

Philippe in my choir got a course in making macarons for his birthday: seems like it payed off well!!

Incredible, huh? He also made macarons with lime and ginger.