Finally found real cappuccino and latte in Tours at Kat’s Coffee! Nous avons enfin trouvé du vrai cappuccino et latte chez Kat’s Coffee à Tours!
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City Daily Photo Theme Day: Rainbow – Arc en ciel
One of the landmarks in Blois is the Maison de la Magie or House of Magic, a museum in honour of Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, the famous French illusionist born in Blois in 1805. A rainbow from one end of the building certainly does seem magical! For other takes on this month’s City Daily Photo theme can be …
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Everlasting Rain – Pluie sans fin
CDP theme Brown
What could be more seasonal in France than wild mushrooms – a perfect example of many different browns. These are all edible. For other takes on this month’s city daily photo theme day, click here. Quoi de plus saisonnier en France que les champignons sauvages : le parfait exemple de la couleur marron dans tous …
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Going Up – On monte
One of the reasons we live in Blois is so that we can go mushroom hunting but pickings have been meagre in recent years, especially after this year’s drought. We did find a few boletus, parasol and coprinus mushrooms yesterday, but these were the (sadly inedible) pick of the bunch in terms of attractiveness. L’une …
Mist in the Garden – Brume au jardin
Here I was, thinking that retirement would give me more time. The trouble is that I’m not really retired … When I looked out the window this morning, I was delighted to see how the grass has grown again now that the drought is over. However, I have been thinking a lot about next year’s …