≈300kmParis Montparnasse Station3 and a half hours later.Oooh!
I spy an old castle!And here we are!
The Saumur Armored Museum!And some trauma, right off the bat...Our objective is Saumur.Unlike Japan, where the platform is determined by destination, French railways announce the platform 15 minutes before they depart.We've arrived at Saumur!This is simply an inconvenient system.The Loire region is also famous for its wine production, you know.There's an American M4 Sherman just sitting here!Ahhhh!People are clustering in front of the board, waiting for the platform information to come up...We shall be switching between the pride of France, the TGV, and the TER to get there.