The Loire Valley and especially Blois
Jean Michel goes fishing in the Loire once a week in the summer. He usually catches little fish that you deep fry. However today he came back with two tenches, a carp and 10 roach. Unfortunately I’m not a fan of any of these fish – I was brought up on reef fish. Jean Michel …
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This little 12th century church in Crouy-sur-Cosson has a beautiful sculpted group on the front depicting the Charity of Saint Martin, the patron saint. Cette petite église du 12 eme siècle à Crouy-sur-Cosson a un très beau groupe sculpté représentant la Charité de saint Martin, saint patron de l’église.
One of the things we like about taking the little boat across the Loire at Cours sur Loire with our bikes is that you always meet new people. The man’s brother (French) has been living in Brisbane for many years! Une des choses qui nous plaît bien lorsqu’on traverse la Loire en gabarre a Cours …
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In France all marriages must be performed at the local town hall even if there is a religious wedding. Today I was asked to interpret at a ceremony where the groom didn’t speak French. This is compulsory in France if either of the parties does not speak the language. The view outside is magnificent, overlooking …
We have cycled past Chateau de Troussay many times but never visited it until yesterday. It has the most eclectic interior imaginable. If I were the owners I’d remove half the contents especially all the things that are broken and only leave objects worthy of interest. At 7.50 euros per person, it is not worth …
I can never resist going past this gate in Onzain but it’s the first time I’ve seen bows on it. It’s a wedding reception venue. Je ne manque jamais de passer devant ce portail lorsqu’on est à Onzain mais c’est la première fois que je vous des noeuds. C’est un lieu de réception pour des …
If you look closely in the middle of the sandbank, you’ll see a little red sign saying that people are not allowed to go there because it’s a bird reserve. I’m sure these banks are much bigger than last year. Gabriel Bridge (Blois) is on the right with the neighbourhood called Vienne on the left. …
Continue reading “Sandbanks at Dusk – Bancs de sable au crépuscule”
We were sitting opposite this well drinking our thermos of tea during a bike stop when Jean Michel noticed the device attached to the rope. We have three of them left to us by the previous owners of our house. I took a photo of one of them which I’ve posted below. Nous étions assis …
Continue reading “The Well Bucket Attachment – Attache-seau de puits”
This is the first time I’ve been under a hot air balloon up close! We were at Chateau de Chaumont. C’est la première fois que je me trouve sous une montgolfière juste au dessus de ma tête! Nous étions à Chaumont.