Last night we went to our monthly meet-up with the Loire Connexion in Amboise. The weather was perfect. Hier soir nous sommes allés à notre rencontre mensuelle avec la Loire Connexion à Amboise. Il faisait un temps parfait.
Category Archives: Amboise
Amboise in April – Amboise en avril
The evenings are getting longer especially with dailylight saving. Amboise, as usual, from Le Shaker on l’île d’or where we meet up with other anglophones and anglophiles on the first Friday of the month. Les soirées sont de plus en plus longues surtout avec l’heure d’été. C’est Amboise, comme d’habitude, depuis Le Shaker sur l’île …
Christmas with Leonardo – Noël avec Léonard
All the châteaux are decorated for Christmas. This is Leonardo da Vinci’s bedroom at Clos Lucé in Amboise. Tous les châteaux sont décorés pour Noël. Nous voilà dans la chambre de Léonard da Vinci au Clos Lucé a Amboise.
Leonardo’s Tank – Le char de Léonard
This amazing objet is a model of Leonardo da Vinci’s tank designed in the 16th century. It’s at Clos Lucé, the chateau in Amboise where he lived his last days.Cet objet étonnant est une maquette du char de Léonard de Vinci, conçu au 16ème siècle. Il se trouve au château du Clos Lucé à Amboise …
Misty Moon – Lune floutée
We went to our monthly meet-up in Amboise last night and it was dark by the time we got there. Extraordinary to be sitting outside comfortably in November! Nous sommes allés à notre rencontre mensuelle à Amboise hier soir. C’est vraiment extraordinaire de pouvoir s’asseoir dehors confortablement à cette époque!
CDP Theme Day – Photographing the Photographer
Amboise Castle is so photogenic that it isn’t hard to photograph the photographer. The photographer in this shot, though, seems to be aiming at something enitrely different! For other takes on this month’s City Daily Photo theme, click here. Le château d’Amboise est tellement photogénique que ce n’est pas bien difficile de photographier le photographe. …
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Glass Reflections – Reflets de verrerie
This photo was taken inside Château Gaillard. The very pale stained glass windows cast the most delightful reflections. The one on the left depicts Charles VIII who, after visiting Italy in 1496, recreated his “earthly paradise” with the help of Pacello de Mercoliano, the “greatest gardener in Europe”, and 22 Italian artists. Cette photo est prise à …
Château Gaillard
The site of the first orange trees to enter France; More information tomorrow when I have a better Internet connection!! Le site des premiers orangers en France. Plus d’i’nfos demains lorsque j’aurai une meilleure connexion internet ….
Leonardo Lounging – Léonard se prélasse
I can’t believe I’ve been going to Ile d’Or in Amboise once a month for the last 5 years and have never seen this statue of Leonardo da Vinci along the Loire. I took it from a more modest angle. Leonardo spent his last years in Amboise at Clos Lucé château at the invitation of …
Amboise Royal Chapel – La chapelle royale d'Amboise
We did a little round trip by bike from Chaumont to Amboise yesterday, delighted as ever with our power bikes. This was the view while eating our ice creams – the Saint Hubert’s chapel built at the very end of the 15th century where where what are thought to be the bones of Leonardo da Vinci …
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