Category Archives: Blois
City Daily Photo Theme Day: Rainbow – Arc en ciel
One of the landmarks in Blois is the Maison de la Magie or House of Magic, a museum in honour of Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, the famous French illusionist born in Blois in 1805. A rainbow from one end of the building certainly does seem magical! For other takes on this month’s City Daily Photo theme can be …
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Everlasting Rain – Pluie sans fin
Mist in the Garden – Brume au jardin
Here I was, thinking that retirement would give me more time. The trouble is that I’m not really retired … When I looked out the window this morning, I was delighted to see how the grass has grown again now that the drought is over. However, I have been thinking a lot about next year’s …
A Castle in the Sun – Un château au soleil
The Overpass – La passerelle
This is the foot bridge that enables people in the west of Blois to access the train station. I published another photo taken from the other side some time ago. Voici la passerelle qui permet à ceux qui habitent l’ouest de BLOIS d’accéder à la gare. J’ai publié une autre photo prise de l’autre côté …
A Bit of Blue – Un peu de bleu
My Favourite View of Blois – Ma vue préférée de Blois
The Covered Walkway – Le passage couvert
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 …
Back in Blois – De retour à Blois
It’s always great to be home even if we had a most enjoyable holiday discovering Denmark and new places in Germany! The photo is taken from the Bishop’s garden in Blois overlooking the rose garden which has survived the drought surprisingly well and the Loire River in the distance. On est toujours content de rentrer …