And it’s a woman driver! The building behind is the old hospital – Hôtel Dieu which literally means God’s hotel. Et c’est une femme qui conduit ! On voit l’ancien hôtel dieu derrière.
Category Archives: Blois
Stepping up to the château – L'escalier qui mène au château
This is the staircase that leads from Place Louis XII, on the same level as the Loire, up to Blois Castle. Voici l’escalier qui mène de la Place Louis XII, au même niveau que le Loire, jusqu’au château de Blois.
The Three Keys – Les trois clés
There is a three keys street, a three keys pharmacie, a three keys restaurant and a three keys grocery stone in Blois but the only information I can find on the origin of these three large keys is that several locksmiths lived in the street. Nous avons la rue des Trois clés, la pharmacie des Trois clés, …
Lamppost Line-up – Suite de lampadaires
I love the line-up of lampposts on Pont Gabriel Bridge over the Loire in Blois. While the road over the bridge is being renovated, cyclists have to use the footpath. J’aime bien cette série de lampadaires sur le pont Gabriel sur la Loire à Blois. Pendant les travaux sur le pont, les cyclistes doivent empruntés …
Gabarres in Vienne – Gabarres à Vienne
I took this photo when I was almost across the other side of Pont Gabriel bridge in Blois yesterday. You can see the traditional gabarre flat-bottomed boats on the Loire River. J’ai pris cette photo lorsque j’avais presque traversé le pont Gabriel à Blois hier. On voit les gabarres traditionnels ancrés dans la Loire.
Flowers and a Bridge – Des fleurs et un pont
Another town (Blois v. Orléans), another bridge (Gabriel v. George-V), same river (Loire), same century (18th) same time of day (dusk). Une autre ville (Blois v. Orléans), un autre pont (Gabriel v. George-V), même fleuve (la Loire), même siècle (18ème), même heure de la journée (crépuscule).
Early Morning Station – Gare de bonne heure
This morning I took the 6.56 am train from Blois de Paris, knowing that the temperature would go from 13°C on the platform to 30°C during the day! Ce matin j’ai pris de train de 6h56 de Blois à Paris, en sachant que je passerais de 13°C sur le quai à 30° C dans la journée …
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Crédit Blésois
I noticed this building in Blois for the first time today. Despite my research I was not able to find out if the Crédit blésois was simply a local bank or a state-owned pawnshop. J’ai remarqué ce bâtiment pour la première fois aujourd’hui à Blois. Malgré mes recherches je n’ai pas pu savoir si le …
Almost on the bike path – Presque sur la piste cyclable
With all the recent rain, the Loire is almost over the bike path opposite the church of Saint Nicolas and the castle in Blois. Below, a little further along the banks of the river – but without the sun! Avec toute la pluie qu’on a eu récemment, la Loire recouvre presque la piste cyclable en face …
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CDP Theme Day – Revolution in French Cuisine
So what revolution could that be? Take a look at the instruments on the right side of our illustrious townsman, Denis Papin, who invented the pressure cooker in 1679 under the name of digesteur, which most certainly caused a revolution in French cuisine a couple of centuries later! To find out how other bloggers interpreted the …
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