This Žametovka” or “Modra Kavčina” vine is is said to be the oldest vine in the world, planted 400 years ago just before the Ottoman invasion. It has survived war and fire and bombing by the Allied forced in World War II. With a yearly harvest of 35 to 55 kg of grapes, it fills about …
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Postcard #2 – Breschia, Italy
Today we went in the other direction on the cycle route between Iseo Lake and Brescia to visit the delightful little town of Brescia with its broad spectrum of architecture. Here, you can see the 15th century side of Piazza de la Loggia. The second photo was taken in a pasticceria en route at Paderno …
Postcard #1 – Clusane sul Lago – Italy
Clusane del Lago is on Lake Iseo, the smallest of the northern Italian lakes. We saw the restaurant as we were riding towards our destination of Paratica 5 k further along the lake and booked a table for the way back. The view was stunning! Jean Michel ordered fried lake fish while I had a delicious scalloppina …
CDP Theme Day – Nature
We have been so busy getting ready to go on our one-month cycling holiday to Romania that I nearly forgot City Daily Photo theme day. We said goodby to our garden today. I’ll post a photo of the same corner of our house on July 1st. In the meantime, I hope you’ll follow us across …
L'Ottomane
I rather like the juxtaposition here. The photo is taken from Place Ave Maria in Blois. J’aime bien la juxtaposition ici. La photo est prise sur la place Ave Maria à Blois.
The Painted Wall – Le mur peint
Some surprising art on a very old restored building. De l’art surprenant sur une très vieille maison restaurée.
Balloons are up! – Les mongolfières sont parties !
As we cycled in Onzain this evening, we could see about a half a dozen air balloons. These ones seemed really closed. . En arrivant à Onzain en vélo ce soir, nous pouvions voir une demie-douzaine de mongolfières. Celles-ci semblaient vraiment très proches.
Roses and Salt – Roses et sel
This beautiful setting for roses of every type is at Place du grenier à sel in Blois, once the site of a salt storehouse. The second photo was taken at dusk, just ten days earlier. Ce bel écrin de roses de toutes sortes se trouve à la place du grenier à sel à Blois. La deuxième …
A Country Church – Une église de campagne
This was the view when we picnicked on our cycle route this evening. The 12th century church of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur (Saint James the Greater) in the little village of Seillac in the Cisse Valley has bell-wall (rather than a bell-tower) which is unusual for this region. Voici notre vue lorsqu’on a pique-niqué ce soir sur notre …
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The Rose Garden – La roseraie
Today, I discovered the rose garden in Blois. Photos do not do it justice. It is quite spectacular. Aujourd’hui j’ai découvert la roseraie de Blois. La photo ne montre pas du tout sa splendeur.