The Loire Valley, with the Loire à vélo cycling route, is a popular region with cyclists and part of the Eurovelo 6 route which goes from Saint Nazaire on the Atlantic Coast to the Black Sea, a total of 3653 kilometers, along the Loire, Rhine and Danube Rivers, going through France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, …
Category Archives: Blois
The Moon and Feather – Lune et plume
Almost a full moon tonight with our lovely weather vane next to it. The weather vane was made by the previous owner who was a locksmith – hence the key. His wife was a secretary.The full moon is actually on Friday and will be a blue moon, which occurs when there is a second full moon in …
The Magic Way – La route de la magie
I’m in two minds about this. I can understand that the city of Blois wants to attract people to its “House of Magic” Museum in honour of Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, the famous French illusionist born in Blois in 1805, but I think it disfigures the steps up to the square in front of the castle. What …
Through the Arch – A travers l'arche
This archway is halfway up the staircase leading from Place Louis XII to Blois Castle. Cette arche se trouve à mi-chemin sur l’escalier qui mène de la Place Louis XII au château de Blois.
Two Renaissance doors – Deux portes renaissance
I like the contrast between the sobriety of the door on the left and the ornateness of the one on the right. They are on the right of the large square in front of Blois castle. J’aime bien le contraste entre la sobriété de la porte de gauche et le décor orné de celle de …
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The Comic Reader – La lectrice de BD
Blois holds a comic festival every year called BD Boum. This year it will take place on 20, 21 and 22 November. I took this photo of a work by François Bourgeon on the front of the Maison de la BD in rue des Jacobins when we happened to park in front of it. Millions of copies …
The Loire's getting lower and lower – La Loire baisse
It’s the first time I’ve seen the Loire this low. We haven’t seen real rain for weeks. C’est la première fois que je vois la Loire avec si peu d’eau. On n’a pas eu de vraie pluie depuis des semaines.
School's out! – Les vacances sont arrivées !
I snapped this photo as we drove through Blois yesterday. They were young people everywhere – you could tell that school’s finished until September. J’ai pris cette photo lorsqu’on a traversé Blois hier. Il y avait des jeunes partout : on voyait bien que les vacances d’été sont arrivées.
The Corner of the Ages – L'angle des époques
This photo is taken looking up at Blois Castle and Foix Tower, a vestige of the 13th century fortifications. To the left is the Gaston d’Orléans wing completed in 1638. The flying buttress I posted earlier in the week was just behind me. Cette photo est prise en regardant vers le château de Blois et …
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The Flying Buttress – L'arc-boutant
The flying buttress at the end of the staircase is part of Saint Nicolas that I have already photographed several times. L’arc-boutant au bout de l’escalier fait partie de l’église de Saint Nicolas que j’ai déjà photographiée plusieurs fois.