The fresh produce market in Blois was still on today. Our organic vegetable farmer was present and had carefully organized things to respect social distancing. Two people were selling while a third looked after the till. The stalls were also spaced out. Our usual vendors were there – cheese, bread, eggs, Italian produce, coffee, fruit …
Monthly Archives: March 2020
Covid Confinement Day 4
One thing we can do is garden! We will have to order our seeds on-line though because they are considered non-essential. I’m amused to see that these two pots planted with exactly the same bulbs have given totally different results. Une chose qu’on peut toujours faire est de jardiner ! Mais nous serons obligés de …
Covid Confinement Day 3
Having been told that I’m not supposed to be riding a bike or going beyond a 2-km radius from home for physical exercise during the lock-down, I went for a walk in the woods behind our street and saw masses of these beautiful flowers. Ayant été informée que je ne dois pas faire du vélo …
Covid Confinement – Day 2
During confinement we are allowed individual physical activity so today we took a bike ride through country lanes where we were certain not to find anyone else – and we didn’t! Pendant le confinement nous pouvons pratiquer une activité individuelle alors nous sommes partis en vélo sur les petites routes de campagne où nous ne …
Supermarket during covid 19 lockdown – Supermarché pendant le confinement dû au covid 19
We are back in Blois having taken a very early flight from Heraklion. France went into lockdown at midday today. To go food shopping you need to take a self-declaration with you. Also we have discovered that only one person per household can enter the supermarket at the same time and the total number of …
Postcard from Crete – The ancient Minoan town of Gournia
Fortunately the Minoen archeological site at Gournia can be seen from the road. We are cutting short our stay by 3 days and leaving tomorrow at the crack of dawn due to rain, lower temperatures and everything closed but we have really enjoyed our time here. Heureusement le site archéologique minoen de Gournia est visible …
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Postcard from Crete – 3250 year old olive tree
Fortunately we were able to visit one of the oldest oak trees in the world today – at least 3250 years old. Heureusement nous avons pu visiter l’un des plus vieux oliviers du monde aujourd’hui – au moins 3250 ans d’âge.
Postcard from Crete – Agios Nikolaos
This is the very place where I recklessly threw an empty glass over my shoulder into the water on Christmas Eve 1976. I recognized it immediately but that was all. Today Greece closed all its restaurants, cafés, museums and archeological sites until at least 30th March. There are no declared cases of covid 19 in …