It’s so sad to see buildings like this which have been renovated then left to decay. Why not add a sheltered picnic table as well? C’est tellement triste de voir un bâtiment qui a été restauré laissé pour compte. Et si on rajoutait une table de pique-nique à l’abri?
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Saint Martin de La Bruère-sur-Loire
We came across this little church on our way home from Le Lude yesterday. Its construction dates from several different periods: the Romanesque nave goes back to the 11th century, the chancel and transept to the 16th century (1530 to 1560). It also has remains of the Carolingian period on the south wall of the …
Le Lude: Another Remarkable Garden – Un autre jardin remarquable
Now that we have visited the remarkable garden of Aprémont, we want to discover others. We cycled for an hour and a half in intermittent drizzle today (not the weather predicted) from Château-sur-Loir to visit Château du Lude but it was worth it. The gardens are more formal than Aprémont. We were not expecting the …
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New Blog – Nouveau Blog
So here is my new interface for LoireDailyPhoto – my son downloaded all the photos (and there are many!) onto a temporary address using a new WordPress theme then switched it back to the original www.loiredailyphoto.com. It is now free of all those annoying and disturbing sites and photos and you can comment again! I …
Château de Montpoupon
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 …
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 …