I rather like the juxtaposition here. The photo is taken from Place Ave Maria in Blois. J’aime bien la juxtaposition ici. La photo est prise sur la place Ave Maria à Blois.
Monthly Archives: May 2017
The Painted Wall – Le mur peint
Some surprising art on a very old restored building. De l’art surprenant sur une très vieille maison restaurée.
Balloons are up! – Les mongolfières sont parties !
As we cycled in Onzain this evening, we could see about a half a dozen air balloons. These ones seemed really closed. . En arrivant à Onzain en vélo ce soir, nous pouvions voir une demie-douzaine de mongolfières. Celles-ci semblaient vraiment très proches.
Roses and Salt – Roses et sel
This beautiful setting for roses of every type is at Place du grenier à sel in Blois, once the site of a salt storehouse. The second photo was taken at dusk, just ten days earlier. Ce bel écrin de roses de toutes sortes se trouve à la place du grenier à sel à Blois. La deuxième …
A Country Church – Une église de campagne
This was the view when we picnicked on our cycle route this evening. The 12th century church of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur (Saint James the Greater) in the little village of Seillac in the Cisse Valley has bell-wall (rather than a bell-tower) which is unusual for this region. Voici notre vue lorsqu’on a pique-niqué ce soir sur notre …
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The Rose Garden – La roseraie
Today, I discovered the rose garden in Blois. Photos do not do it justice. It is quite spectacular. Aujourd’hui j’ai découvert la roseraie de Blois. La photo ne montre pas du tout sa splendeur.
Diane's Garden – Le jardin de Diane
Today, I cycled to Chenonceau with my daughter (not from Blois – we started from Vallières-les-grandes). By the time we visited the château it was around 6 pm, By then most of the tourists had left and we had the place to ourselves. The photo is taken from Diane de Poitier’s garden. Aujourd’hui je suis …
The Old Presbytery – Le vieux presbytère
Today we participated in a series of private visits organised by a group called “Maisons paysannes de France” (Country Houses of France). This was the last, an old presbytery in Feings, most of which was built in the 18th century, though some parts are much older. The weather was perfect, which helped! Aujourd’hui nous avons …
Abbaye de la Guiche
We have often seen the sign to Guiche Abbey but it was not until we went exploring on our new electrically-assisted bikes today without having to worry about hills that we finally discovered it. We had to shelter from a downpour on the way! Once a Poor Clare monastery, it was founded in the 13th …
Neighbours' Day – La fête des voisins
This is the view from the Orangery of Château de la Vicomté where celebrated our 3rd Neighbours’ Day tonight. Tomorrow, there will be a wedding party here. Voici la vue de l’Orangery du Château de la Vicomté où nous nous sommes réunis pour notre troisième fête des voisins ce soir. Demain il y aura un …