Here’s my once-a-month photo of Amboise. Every first Friday of the month, the Loire Connexion, a friendly anglophone and anglophile community in the Loire Valley, meets informally at Le Shaker, a cocktail bar on l’Ile-d’Or. Come and join us sometime! Just a reminder, here is last month’s photo. Voici ma photo mensuelle d’Amboise. Tous les premiers vendredi …
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Tour of Les Grouets – Visite des Grouëts
You may remember a photo in June of four young explorers who were preparing a visit of our neighbourhood in Blois, Les Grouets. On Friday, I heard a lot of noise outside the gate so went to see what was going on. About twenty people were touring Les Grouets, so I invited them in so that they could …
Hopping on the Roses after the Rain – Sautant sur les roses après la pluie
We had some much-needed rain this morning. This little critter was obviously enjoying it too. La pluie ce matin était vraiment la bienvenue. Cette petite bestiole l’a bien apprécié aussi.
In front of the castle – Devant le château
Not a bike this time, but a charabanc (thank you Susan) which I know I’ve already posted before but it looked just perfect in front of Blois Royal Castle today – and is driven by a woman as well. Pas de vélo cette fois-ci mais une voiture à cheval que j’ai déjà publiée sur ce …
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The Postman's Bike – Le vélo du facteur
Another bike – the postman’s this time – and see the little sign that says “Accueil vélo”? It’s because it’s a B&B that is specially geared towards travelling cyclists. I was taking a photo of the bike with the sign when the postman came out of the building.. Encore un vélo – celui du facteur …
Happy Holidays! – Bonnes vacances !
I was amused to see this display in one corner of the bank today, advertising Visa. The French loves their holidays – most people have four weeks in summer and one week in winter. J’étais amusée de voir ce coin pub Visa à la banque aujourd’hui. On connaît bien l’importance des vacances chez les Français.
Saint-Vincent Cour-sur-Loire
The best place to take a photo of the church of Saint-Vincent at Cour-sur-Loire is on the bike ferry between Cour-sur-Loire and Montlivault, especially if it’s a perfect day! Le meilleur endroit pour prendre une photo de l’église Saint-Vincent à Cour-sur-Loire est depuis le bac qui traverse la Loire entre Cour-sur-Loire et Montlivault.
Bikes on the Loire – Vélos sur la Loire
To our great delight, it is now possible to cross the Loire at Cour-sur-Loire 8 km from Blois and join the cycle route on the other side of the river that goes to Château de Chambord. We tried it out today for the first time. As you can see, the weather was perfect. It costs 2 …