Monthly Archives: August 2016

CDP Theme Day – Library

I had to say that I was somewhat dismayed when I saw the theme for this month’s City Daily Photo because the first time I saw the public library in Blois, I was very disappointed. It was a cold grey day and the very severe modern building constructed in 1997 seemed out of place next to the …

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The Healthy Vending Machine – Le distributeur automatique santé

We came across this fruit and vegetable vending machine on the bike route in Cour Cheverny just as it was being refilled. What a clever idea! The photo below shows the inside. It’s open 24/7 and is refrigerated. The prices are very reasonable with a selection of several items and the produce looks very fresh. Cool. …

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Joan of Arc Illuminated – Jeanne d'Arc illuminée

We finally went to the sound & light show at Blois Castle. We were a little disappointed overall but I particularly liked this sequence concerning Joan of Arc departing for Orléans after being made a warlord. Nous sommes enfin allés voir le son et lumière au château de Blois. Nous étions un peu déçus dans …

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Foix Fountain – Fontaine du Foix

Blois once had a very complex system of fountains. In front of Saint-Nicolas church can be seen a fountain built into the wall of the cloisters of the old Saint-Laumer Abbey. Foix or Saint-Laumer Fountain was the only one not supplied by the Gouffre, a reservoir gouged out of rock to which a 529-metre long aqueduct …

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Rochechouard Mill – Le moulin Rochechouard

This is another watermill in Suevres. Built on the Tronne in 1393 the Rochechouard Mill belonged to the Chapter of St Martin of Tours until the Revolution when it was sold to Mr and Mrs Bourguignon-Bergevin who added an upper storey in 1817. It has two sets of millstones. Faustin Rabier, whose family has owned it since the …

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The Mill on the Stream – Le moulin à eau

After we first visited the little town of Suevres with its many water mills and wash houses last September, we promised ourselves we’d go back in the summer. We cycled there from Blois last weekend. This one is known as Moulin Pont (Bridge Mill) for obvious reasons. Après avoir visité la petite ville de Suevres avec …

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