Montrichard on a Sunny Day – Montrichard un jour de grand soleil

I love the view of Montrichard from the other side of the bridge. This little town of some 3,500 inhabitants,on lthe banks of the Cher, is less than 20 km from Chenonceaux, Amboise, Montpoupon, Valençay and Chaumont. J’aime beaucoup la vue de Montrichard depuis l’autre côté du pont. Cette petite ville d’environ 3 500 personnes au bord du Cher se …

A Mediaeval Camp Fire – Un feu de camp médiéval

It all looks very domestic doesn’t it, i don’t know what the fire was intended for but it was just next to a mediaeval jousting ring at Meung-sur-Loire castle. On dirait une scène de la vie quotidienne n’est-ce pas? Je ne sais pas à quoi était destiné ce feu mais il se trouvait à côté d’un terrain de …

Tavers Town Hall – Mairie de Tavers

I’m always surprised at the town halls in some of the villages in France. Tavers is only a couple of kilometres from Beaugency and has a population of less than 1500 people, yet it has this lovely garden in front of the town hall. Je suis toujours étionnée de voir les mairies dans certains villages …

Festivities on the Bike Bath – Fêtes sur la piste cyclable

We came across this little fête on the Eurovelo 6 bike path between Beaugency and Meung sur Loire seemingly in the middle of nowhere. Not many people but it was still early afternoon.. Nous sommes tombés sur cette petite fête sur la piste cyclable de l’Eurovelo 6 entre Beaugency et Meung sur Loire apparamment dans …

Lead Poisoning Antidote – Guérir le saturnisme

This beautiful flower, seen at Saint Aignan château below, is called plumbago from the Latin plumbum (lead) so-called because it was thought to cure lead poisoning. It’s common name in French is dentelaire (from dents = teeth) because it was traditionally used to cure tooth ache. It originates from South Africa. In English it is …

Rowing on the Cher – Se balader sur le Cher

Since it’s navigable, the Cher attracts even more boaters than the Loire! Here we are at Montrichard, near Chenonceau which is also on the Cher.. Le Cher, étant navigable, attire encore plus de promeneurs en canoë-kayak que la Loire ! Nous sommes à Montrichard tout près de Chenonceau qui est également sur le Cher..