This is a view of Château de Montpoupon that most people don’t see – it’s usually the one in the second photo. However the bike route gives you the first view. Another advantage of cycling! Peu de personnes voient le château de Montpoupon de cet angle – la deuxième vue est beaucoup plus connue. Mais …
Monthly Archives: September 2020
Bernache
Bernache is the local name for grape juice as it morphs to wine. We have it every year but it’s a couple of weeks early this year. We usually have it in front of the first fire of the season but the weather is so mild at the moment that we had it in the …
A Château on the Cher
I love seeing chateaux such as this one from the bike path. J’adore voir des châteaux comme celui-ci sur la piste cyclable.
Cyclamens along the Cher – Cyclamens au bord du Cher
We went looking for cyclamens recently because it’s that time of the year. We came across these on our bike ride along the Cher yesterday and I think they are the best we’ve seen yet. The second photo is the house that owns the cyclamens. Nous sommes allés à la recherche des cyclamens récemment parce …
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Cycling along the Cher – En vélo au bord du Cher
We are lucky enough to be close to four rivers – the Loire, the Loir, the Cher and the Indre and you can cycle along most parts of them. The Cher is the river spanned by Chateau de Chenonceau and we discovered today that the cycle paths between Chissay and Azay-sur-Cher have been immensely improved. …
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Faïence de Gien
Of course the real reason we went cycling in the Nièvre was to replace to Gien Toscana teapot I broke just before lockdown. There was only one at the seconds shop in Gien but we only needed one. We also decided to treat ourselves to a Bagatelle set for afternoon tea in the garden. They …
Green & White – Vert & blanc
We are having a heat wave – warmest September ever with 32 degrees – so we waited until after dinner to go for one of our lockdown walks. The temperature had dropped to 24. Nous subissons une vague de chaleur – le mois de septembre le plus chaud connu avec 34 degrés. Nous avons attendu …
Parc floral d’Apremont
This truly remarkable garden was built from scratch by Gilles de Brissac fifty years ago. We arrived about 5 pm when the light was just perfect. Every moment of the visit was an enchantment. What a visionary he must have been. Ce jardin remarquable est créé à partir de rien par Gilles de Brissac il …
Cycling to Apremont-sur-Allier and Nevers
Yesterday we drove to Guerche-sur-l’Aubois and started our day’s rode there. First stop was the lovely little village of Apremont-sur-Allier, then the Guétin bridge canal and onto Nevers which has a surprisingly well-preserved centre. On the way back we stopped in Apremont-sur-Allier again and visited the most remarkable garden I have seen in France to …
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Eurovelo 6 – La Charité-sur-Loire to Cosne-sur-Loire via Sancerre
This is a photo for Sancerre lovers. We had originally thought we would include the 10 k detour from the Loire à Vélo itinerary but we were a little worried we might run out of battery. We cycled 80 k in 4 hours which is pretty much our maximum. Below is some of the scenery …
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