Although Blois has a royal castle and mediaeval streets full of historical buildings, there are only two souvenir shops and this is one of them. Bien que Blois possède un château royal et des rues médiévales et beaucoup de maisons anciennes, il n’y a que deux magasins de souvenirs dont celui-ci.
Monthly Archives: January 2018
Joan of Arc No Less – Jeanne d’Arc à notre surprise
Joan of Arc exists in many versions. This is one of the more surprising ones. It was made in 1820 by Jean-François Legendre. Il existe beaucoup de versions différentes de Jeanne d’Arc dont celle-ce qui figure parmi les plus surprenantes. Créé en 1820 c’est l’œuvre de Jean-Francois Legendre
Three Wash Houses – Trois lavoirs
These three wash houses, all of different types, are within a few kilometers of each other. Ces trois lavoirs, de type très différent, se trouvent tous dans un rayons de quelques kilomètres.
The Square Bread Oven – Four à pain carré
First bread oven of the year at Lestiou, a little village along the Loire between Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire and Beaugency. I wonder if it’s still used. Le premier four à pain de l’année à Lestiou, un petit village le long de la Loire entre Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire et Beaugency. Je me demande si on l’utilise encore.
Sunset over Blois – Coucher de soleil sur Blois
We haven’t been having much sun these days but the sky suddenly cleared late afternoon on New Year’s Day and gave us a wonderful sunset. Nous n’avons pas beaucoup de soleil en ce moment mais il y a eu une éclaircie en fin de journée le 1er janvier ce qui nous a valu ce beau …
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CDP Theme Day – Photo of the Year
As usual, the January theme for the City Daily Photo community is the photo of the year. Here are our choices, both river views – hot air balloons over traditional Loire River flat-bottom boats in front of château de Chaumont and a view of the little village of Cour-sur-Loire taken from the bike path to château Chambord. …