This little tiled house brightens up the otherwise very dull town of Château Renault. I just looked up the word “caburoche” in the dictionary and discovered it is a hut in the Loire vineyards to store tools, which is exactly what I posted two days ago! Cette petite maison carrelée met de la lumière dans …
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More Corners – Un autre coin de rue
Another amazing corner building, this time in Orléans, but mostly brick and half-timbering, an unusual combination. It’s on Rue du Poterne, in a newly renovated area of the city just opposite the Loire. Encore une construction d’angle, cette fois-ci à Orléans, mais surtout en brique et pans de bois un mélange inhabituel. Elle se trouve …
Brick & Stone in Orléans – Brique et pierre à Orléans
We came across this brick and stone house in Orléans recently. It’s in Rue Catherine and I think it’s 17th century. An amazing juxtaposition. Nous avons vu cette maison en brique et pierre à Orléans récemment. Elle se trouve rue Catherine et semble dater du 17ème siècle. Une juxtaposition étonnante.
This House is in Blois? – Cette maison est à Blois ?
I was very surprised when I came across this house this evening on my way back by back from eating an ice cream next to Blois Castle (see below). It’s not the shape you usually see here! J’étais très surprise lorsque je suis tombée sur cette maison ce soir en rentrant en vélo du centre ville …
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Postcard #22 – Burghausen, Germany
Burghausen on the Salzach River, just across the border from Austria, is most exceptional. The crenellated walls of Germany’s longest mediaeval castle extend for more than a kilometer. We were lucky to visit it in the morning before the tourist buses arrived! Burghausen sur la rivière Salzach, tout près de la frontière autrichienne, est un site exceptionnelle. La …
Postcard #20 – Telc, Czech Republic
It’s our last night in Czech Republic. Tomorrow we move on to Germany, via Austria. Telc is halfway between Prague and Vienna. As you can see from these beautiful Baroque façades, the town flourished in the second half of the 16th century, under the reign of Zachariáš z Hradce. C’est notre dernière nuit en république …
Postcard #19 – Jindrichuv Hradec, Czech Republic
Today, we left the delightful little town of Cesky Krumlov and moved further east in Czech Republic. We had lunch in Jindrichuv Hradec where it was excessively hot. “Hradec” means “small castle”. Aujourd’hui nous avons quitté l’adorable Cesky Krumlov vers l’est de la république tchèque. Nous avons déjeuné à Jindrichuv Hradec où il faisait très chaud. …
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Postcard #18 – Hluboká Castle, Bohemia
We cycled a total of 87 km return today in a heat wave to visit Hulboká Castle only to learn that there is only a guided visit in Czech lasting an hour! We decided it wasn’t worth it :). A Gothic castle was initially built on the site in the 13th century. During its history, …
Postcard #17 – Holasovice, Bohemia
I could have published scores of photos of Cesky Krumlov, but I thought I should choose somewhere else! We cycled 25 k up hill and down dale to this historical village listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. It was deserted after the Second World War, which left its medieval plan and vernacular …
Postcard #16 – Cesky Krumlov, Bohemia
Today was a hard drive – we left Slovakia at 8.30 am and got to Cesky Krumlov at 7 pm with only two short breaks, covering a mere 600 kilometers, but added over an hour due to roadworks on the Czech motorway. However, the beautiful little Bohemian town of Czesky Krumlov was worth every minute. …