The Loire Valley and especially Blois
I’m not an early riser but recently I had an interpretation at the notaire’s office in Montoire-sur-le-Loir at 9 am so found myself at sunrise in Lavardin. Je ne suis pas un lève-tôt mais grâce à une interprétation chez le notaire a Montoire-sur-le-Loir récemment qui commençait à 9 heures j’ai vu le soleil se lever …
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This delightful half-timbered walkway joins the two parts of Hotel de Villebresme, built in Blois in the 15th century and thought to have been the home of Denis Papin, inventor of the pressure cooker. Ce joli petit passage couvert à colombages relie les deux bâtiments de l’Hôtel de Villebresme construit à Blois au 15e siècle …
We are in the French Ardennes in the north-east of France staying for two nights in the largest mediaeval castle in Europe (35 000 sq.m.). Despite its 4 stars, the hotel is only OK, it’s main attraction being its location within the castle walls. There is nothing worth photographing in Sedan itself. Nous passons deux …
Two steep climbs began our cycling route today but fortunately we then followed the Lahn River to Limburg, another delightful German town. We’re staying in a cute little German house which is like a museum. Il a fallu deux grosses montées en vélo pour démarrer la journée mais heureusement nous avons suivi ensuite la rivière …
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We’re gradually heading home to Blois. Today we drove to Laurenburg, our last 3-night stay in Germany, stopping off at Marburg An Der Lahn on the way, site of the first Gothic church in Germany. We don’t know what the horse connection is. Nous rentrons tout doucement en France. Aujourd’hui nous sommes allés à Laurenburg, …
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Today, because of the steep climbs on busy roads, we left our bikes on the back of the car and drove to three sites in the Harz mountain range: an early 20th century wooden church in Hahnenklee inspired by Norwegian stave churches, the surprising 16th century blue wooden church in Clausthal-Zellerfeld, the largest wooden church …
A very monotonous 25-km ride along the Elbe side canal took us to the very scenic Hanseatic town of Lüneburg with its many 16th century brick houses. The first photo shows the restaurant where we had lunch at the lower level while the second and third photos show the view from where we were sitting. …
We could not leave Denmark without seeing what many consider to be its prettiest town, and you can understand why! We were not the only visitors … Nous ne pouvions pas quitter le Danemark sans visiter ce que beaucoup considère être la plus plus jolie ville du Danemark et on comprend bien pourquoi! Nous n’étions …
Today we went to Aarhus in Jutland and saw what I’ve been expecting to see since we arrived – traditional houses. However they are not in the town but in an open-air museum called Den Gamle By (the old town) started by a teacher and translator, Peter Holm, in 1914, to save the mayor’s 16th …
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When I saw this building on a website I knew I had to see it live. Fortunately it was on our way from Copenhagen to central Jutland today. Completed last year after a few hiccups, this waterfront apartment complex in Vejle is the work of Henning Larsen Architects, a Copenhagen-based architecture firm. The building consists …