Amboise on a Spring Evening – Amboise une soirée de printemps

It was just after 8 pm when I took this photo of Amboise Castle on our way to the monthly meeting of Loire ConneXion* at Le Shaker on Ile d’Or. As beautiful as ever. Il était juste après 20 heures lorsque j’ai pris cette photo du château d’Amboise lorsqu’on se rendait à la réunion mensuelle …

Variations on a Theme – Variations sur un thème

We went to our monthly meet-up of the Loire Connexion at Le Shaker on l’Ile d’Or in Amboise on Friday despite the fact that it was minus 7°C and I took another photo of the red lights over the castle, but including the bridge this time. You can click here to see the previous photo …

Rooftops of Amboise – Toits d'Amboise

Most of the photos I take of Amboise are from l’ïle d’Or looking across at the castle. This one is taken from the other side of the Loire and shows the castle from the back. In the foreground you can see a troglodyte house. Presque toutes mes photos d’Amboise sont prises depuis l’Ile d’Or en …

A Corner of Amboise – Un coin d'Amboise

This is my regular once-a-month photo of Amboise where the Loire Connexion, a group of like-minded Anglophiles meets at Le Shaker on Ile d’Or with this stunning view. The 28°C temperature is most unusual for the beginning of September. Voici ma photo mensuelle d’Amboise où la Loire Connexion, un groupe d’anglophiles sympathiques se retrouve au …

The Balloons are Up! – Les mongolfières sont de sortie !

We don’t seem to have seen many hot air balloons this year but when we were driving to Amboise on Friday we saw no fewer than eight! The photo is taken through the car windscreen with Château de Chamont behind. Nous ne semblons pas avoir vu beaucoup de mongolfières cette année mais en nous rendant …

The Cat and the Castle – Le chat et le château

When we arrived at our monthly Loire Connexion anglophile get-together Ile d’Or at in Amboise last night, the light was extraordinary. And just as I was about to take a photo of the castle, this cat ran past along the wall in front of me! Lorsque nous sommes arrivés à la soirée mensuelle d’angophiles de la Loire …

Amboise from the Levee – Amboise depuis la levée

My photos of Amboise are usually taken from Le Shaker on Ile d’Or but this one was taken from the levee coming from Vouvray. You can see the water on the footpath. Mes photos d’Amboise proviennent souvent du Shaker sur l’île d’Or mais j’ai pris celle-ci depuis la levée sur le retour de Vouvray. On …

Hot Lips

This delightful flower is a Salvia Hot Lips from the sage family. It’s very prolific and an annual. We now have three in our garden and I love them. They flower from May through to October.. Behind you can see a very high Loire at Amboise. Some of the bike paths further along were under …