Since it’s a long weekend we are staying away from tourist attractions. This photo of Château de Chaumont was taken on Friday. There will be no new Covid figures until Tuesday when Stage 2 of lockdown end begins. Puisque c’est le week-end de la Pentecôte nous évitons les lieux touristiques. J’ai pris cette photo du …
Monthly Archives: May 2020
Covid Deconfinement Stage 1#19
Last Saturday was the day my daughter should have got married but didn’t because of Covid-19. The wedding has been postponed to next year. Today my son and his fiancée got married in the presence of two other people on a ski slope in Vermont. His wedding was brought forward because of Covid-19. We watched …
Covid Deconfinement Stage 1#18
We went back to the garden festival at château de Chaumont by bike today and since it was a Friday there was hardly anyone there which meant we didn’t have to wear our masks very often. Aren’t these water lilies beautiful? There were no new deaths in our area today and only two patients left …
Covid Deconfinement Stage 1#17
Today we found out what stage 2 of deconfinement will be from June 2nd to 23rd. Except for the Paris region, life will be more or less back to normal, with no restrictions on travel within France, restaurants and bars open with maximum tables of 10 people, one metre apart. All staff will wear masks …
Covid Deconfinement Stage 1#16
We cycled to Château de Chambord today (3 hour round trip) for an ice-cream only to discover only the grounds are open! No new deaths in our area today and only 4 patients left in intensive care. There were 65 new deaths in France today against 73 yesterday. Nous sommes allés en vélo au château …
Covid Deconfinement Stage 1#15
We stayed in all day waiting for a wine order and it didn’t arrive! These are some of my favourite pots. No new deaths in our area today and 2 of the 8 people in intensive care were transferred to the ward.. There were 73 deaths in France in the last 24 hours. Nous sommes …
Covid Deconfinement Stage 1#14
Life for us hasn’t really changed much since the first stage of lockdown end began apart from being able to cycle wherever we want. We are avoiding shops as much as we can and keeping to country roads and villages. Wearing a mask is hardly enticing! There was a new death in our area today …
Covid Deconfinement Stage 1#13
We’ve been seeing an unusual number of poppies this year. The strip of colour in the distance is also a poppy field. No more deaths in our area today. There were 36 new hospital deaths in France over the last 24 hours but the number of deaths in nursing homes will not be announced until …
Covid Deconfinement Stage 1#12
Had the covid19 not caused a pandemic we would be in Italy today for the wedding of our daughter and her Dutch fiancé who live in New York. Instead they are having a picnic in Central Park tomorrow with their friends. The wedding has been put off until next year. One new death in our …
Covid Deconfinement Stage 1#12
We are taking all our favourite cycle routes. This is château de Ménar, between Blois and Saint Dyé, on the Loire. No new deaths in our area for the third day running. The number of new deaths in France keeps going down with 74 today against 83 yesterday and 110 the day before. Nous faisons …