This may not be a hay loft at all, or course, but it looks as if it could be. it’s in the old Vienne part of Blois, across the Loire from the castle. Ce n’est peut-être pas un grenier du tout mais il en a l’air. Il se trouve dans le vieux quartier de Vienne à …
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Eternal Tatoo
This seems a very unlikely place to have an tatoo shop, on a corner in suburbia in Blois, but it’s a going concern. The photo was taken on Sunday. On ne s’attend pas à trouver un tatoueur ici, dans un faubourg de Blois, mais le magasin marche bien. La photo est prise un dimanche.
A Tram in Blois – Un tramway dans Blois
Today, thanks to “Blois Insolite et Secret” by Pascal Nourisson and Jean-Paul Sauvage (Editions Sutton 2013), we discovered that there used to be an electric tram between Blois and Amboise that opened in 1913. Unfortunately, due to the many technical difficulties with this type of tram, it was abandoned in 1933. A couple of buildings …
Daffodils for sale – Jonquilles à vendre
As soon as the daffodils come out in the fields, there are lots of people on the market and along the side of the road selling daffodils. Not exactly legal of course. Dès que les jonquilles sont en fleur dans les champs, il y a plein de vendeurs qui apparaissent sur le marché et le long …
The Busy Gate – Le portail habité
Isn’t this the most amazing gate? I think that the birds and beasts are representative of the area – the heron and ducks can be seen along the Cisse and the Loire, Onzain is a wine-growing area (touraine-mesland), which explains the grapes at the top and the crayfish on the gate on the right comes …
The Custodian Lion – Le lion gardien
I went walking in Les Grouêts today and found this B&B, guarded by a lion (and a dog!). Je me suis promené aux Grouëts aujourd’hui et j’ai trouvé cette chambre d’hôte surveillée par un lion (et un chien !)
The New Boarder – Le nouveau pensionnaire
We seem to be feeding a lot of birds these days and this morning we saw a new one – a goldfinch. Unfortunately we only had time to get my iPhone and had to stand back from the window so we wouldn’t frighten it away. The video below has probably captured it better. I like the way it …
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On the Right Track – Sur la bonne voie
This blackboard is on a door just down the road from yesterday’s café in Onzain. It says, “You know you’re on the right track when you no longer need to keep looking back”. Well, that’s my interpretation anyway! I wonder how often they change it. Ce tableau noir se trouve sur une porte dans la même rue que le …
City Daily Photo Theme Day – Coffee House Scene
For this month’s City Daily Photo theme day, I wanted a typical scene in a French café in a provincial town so we went to Onzain, about 15 kilometers from Blois. It’s Sunday morning, about noon. The café also has a betting licence so people can buy lotto and lottery tickets and back horses, etc. It …
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Through the Keyhole – Par le trou de la serrure
I love the way you can see one of the stained glass windows through the open door of the Romanesque church of Saint Denis Amboise. To me, it’s like looking through a keyhole. J’aime bien le fait qu’on voit l’un des vitraux par la porte ouverte de l’église romane de Saint Denis à Amboise. Pour moi, c’est …
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