The Loire Valley and especially Blois
I was not quite game enough to take a full-on photo of grandad on his tricycle when I went to the neighbouring village of Chouzy-sur-Cisse to buy croissants to share with my fisherman-husband on the Loire. Je ne me suis pas autorisée à prendre une photo de face du pépé sur son tricycle lorsque je suis allée chercher des …
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Regular readers will know that I often take photos of Cours-sur-Loire but I had never seen it from this distance. Usually we are on the stony bike path in the foreground but this time, we were coming from Montlivault (see yesterday’s photo) at a right angle to the river. The light was quickly fading. Les …
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My previous photos of Saint Pierre in Montlivault have not been very successful because the bell tower is extremely high. As we rode out of the village the other evening though, we had an excellent view of the 12th century church whose 15th century wall paintings we still haven’t seen. Below is a photo taken …
This is my regular once-a-month photo of Amboise where the Loire Connexion, a group of like-minded Anglophiles meets at Le Shaker on Ile d’Or with this stunning view. The 28°C temperature is most unusual for the beginning of September. Voici ma photo mensuelle d’Amboise où la Loire Connexion, un groupe d’anglophiles sympathiques se retrouve au …
My peace roses are doing better than ever this year. I’ve never had so many roses at once. Could it be a good sign? For a short history of the peace rose, click here. Mes roses de la paix sont plus belles que jamais cette année. Je n’ai jamais eu autant de fleurs en même temps. …
It’s the first time I’ve seen a double wash-house. We came across it on one of our Châteaux à vélo bike routes. In 1831, Brouat fountain in Montlivault, which had been used as a public wash-house for several centuries, was in a state of ruin. Renovation was scheduled to start in 1831 but the road leading down to …