Sunset over Blois – Coucher de soleil sur Blois

We haven’t been having much sun these days but the sky suddenly cleared late afternoon on New Year’s Day and gave us a wonderful sunset. Nous n’avons pas beaucoup de soleil en ce moment mais il y a eu une éclaircie en fin de journée le 1er janvier ce qui nous a valu ce beau …

CDP Theme Day – Photo of the Year

As usual, the January theme for the City Daily Photo community is the photo of the year. Here are our choices, both river views – hot air balloons over traditional Loire River flat-bottom boats in front of château de Chaumont and a view of the little village of Cour-sur-Loire taken from the bike path to château Chambord. …

Château de Chinon

Yesterday we drove our daughter to friends in Chinon and picked up a couple of cases of our favourite chinon wine, La Roche Honneur. After a few disappointingly overcast days, the sun came out at last although the wind was ferocious. I had never see this particular view of Chinon. Hier nous avons accompagné notre …