The Loire Valley and especially Blois
Yesterday we drove to Guerche-sur-l’Aubois and started our day’s rode there. First stop was the lovely little village of Apremont-sur-Allier, then the Guétin bridge canal and onto Nevers which has a surprisingly well-preserved centre. On the way back we stopped in Apremont-sur-Allier again and visited the most remarkable garden I have seen in France to …
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We first saw this Chateau in October last year when friends invited us to a flamenco show followed by dinner. The current structure was built between 1912 and 1928 as a residence for perfumer François City. We came across it quite by accident when we had to follow a detour when cycling from Montbazon to …
I love this hidden corner of Blois. The building is the old salt store but it is the first time I have noticed the stone construction with a ball in the middle. I have no idea what it is. J’adore ce coin cache de Blois. Le bâtiment est le grenier au sel mais c’est la …
Isn’t this the most amazing collection of windows? It’s in the Mediaeval Puits Châtel quarter of Blois where I have a holiday rental studio. N’est-ce pas un merveilleux ensemble de fenêtres? Il se trouve dans le quartier médiéval de Puits Châtel à Blois où j’ai location de vacances.
This surprising wash house, built in 1849, with its Doric columns and fountain, is in the little village of Mollans in the Vosges. We discovered it when we stopped for a picnic lunch. The other two wash houses are in the same village. Tomorrow we will be back home in Blois. Ce lavoir surprenant, construit …
Last day in Germany and rainy as predicted so after a restorative slice of Black Forest cake and a last Wiener schnitzel, we drove to Gengenbach, not mentioned in any of our guide books for some inexplicable reason. The rain stopped just long enough for us to visit the town. Dernière journée en Allemagne et …
Today we cycled along the main Danube canal from Buttenheim to Forchheim and then to Erlangen – a total of 67 k. The weather improved as we went but riding along a canal can make you saddle sore after a while! I was a little nonplussed to see a lady trying on masks at a …
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I’ve been having a few IT problems over the last couple of days but everything should be fine now. J’ai eu quelques problème informatiques ces derniers jours mais normalement tout est rentré dans l’ordre.
The reservoir (also known as the “water tower”) was built at the time the estate of Chaumont was acquired by Prince Henri-Amédée de Broglie before the arrival of the landscape architect Henri Duchêne. The architect later turned it to good advantage, surrounding it with a copse of trees and bushes. In those days, the water tower’s …
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