The Loire Valley, with the Loire à vélo cycling route, is a popular region with cyclists and part of the Eurovelo 6 route which goes from Saint Nazaire on the Atlantic Coast to the Black Sea, a total of 3653 kilometers, along the Loire, Rhine and Danube Rivers, going through France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, …
Monthly Archives: July 2015
A Sweeping View of the Loire – La Loire dans toute sa majesté
This is a typical view of the Loire with its many sandbanks and islands. Taken from Beaugency Bridge. Voici une vue typique de la Loire avec tous ses bancs de sable et îlots. Prise depuis le pont de Beaugency.
The Moon and Feather – Lune et plume
Almost a full moon tonight with our lovely weather vane next to it. The weather vane was made by the previous owner who was a locksmith – hence the key. His wife was a secretary.The full moon is actually on Friday and will be a blue moon, which occurs when there is a second full moon in …
A Well in Beaugency – Un puits à Beaugency
This appears to be a more sophisticated version of the wells in Sologne in Beaugency on the Loire. Voici une version plus sophistiquée des puits en Sologne, à Beaugency sur la Loire.
Hiding in the Tamarisk – Caché dans le tamaris
Our neighbour has a large tamarisk tree but it’s the first I’ve seen a hollyhock growing inside! Notre voisine a un grand tamaris mais c’est bien la première fois que je vois une rose trémière dedans.
The Fish Trap – Le piège à poisson
We took a long walk along the Loire this monrng,which ended rather wetly, which is a big change from recent weather. Along the way, we saw this old fish trap. Nous nous sommes promené longuement sur le bord de la Loire ce matin avec une pluie à la fin, un grand changement par rapport au temps …
The Magic Way – La route de la magie
I’m in two minds about this. I can understand that the city of Blois wants to attract people to its “House of Magic” Museum in honour of Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, the famous French illusionist born in Blois in 1805, but I think it disfigures the steps up to the square in front of the castle. What …
The Octopus Bus Shelter – L'abri bus pieuvre
We’ve driven past this bus shelter several times but always in the late afternoon when the sun was in the wrong direction. This time, it was morning. The town of Saint Laurent Nouan has several similar bus shelters. Nous avons passé cet abri bus plusieurs fois mais c’était toujours l’après-midi lorsque le soleil n’était du …
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Joan of Arc in Beaugency – Jeanne d'Arc à Beaugency
The battle of Beaugency, one of Joan of Arc’s battles, took place on 16 and 17 June 1439 during the Hundred Years’ War.. Shortly after that, the siege of Orleans was lifted and the French forces took back the neighbouring areas of the Loire. La bataille de Beaugency s’est déroulée les 16 et 17 juin 1429 au …
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A Spire Among the Trees – Une flèche parmi les arbres
After yesterday’s witch hat spiral, here is the spire you can see halfway across the bridge in Beaugency, the oldest across the Loire. Après le clocher de chapeau de sorcière ici, voici le clocher qu’on voit à mi-chemin sur le pont à Beaugency, le plus vieux pont sur la Loire.