This is our last weekend in the US. We will be returning to France on Monday after five weeks away. This vertical lift bridge crossing the Piscataqua River in Portsmouth was opened in 2013, replacing a bridge of similar design built in 1923. C’est notre dernier week-end aux États-Unis. Lundi nous rentrons en France après …
Category Archives: Bridges
Under the arch – Sous l’arche
We finally went cycling again today from Rochecorbon to Château de Villandry. We had never approached Tours by bike from this side of the Loire. The building on the left is Saint Gratien’s Cathedral and the one on the right is the town library. Nous avons enfin fait du vélo aujourd’hui pour aller de Rochecorbon …
Mediaeval Mennetou – Mennetou médiéval
Jean Michel found us a mediaeval village for our Sunday walk this week. It’s in Sologne along the Cher River. The restoration work is very uneven but we spent an interesting hour or so exploring the historic centre. I’ll be publishing more photos in the next couple of days. This photo is taken from the …
Blois at Night – Blois la nuit
We were coming home from mushroom picking in the forest tonight when we saw these beautiful blue lights under Pont Gabriel in Blois. And I discovered that my iPhone 11 has this neat nighttime feature! Nous étions sur le retour de la forêt ce soir après une cueillette de champignons lorsque nous avons vu ces …
Sunset over Blois – Coucher de soleil sur Blois
I came out of my annual condominium meeting in Blois today for my holiday rental Châtel Rose just in time to see the sun starting to set over Gabriel Bridge. Je suis sortie de l’assemblée générale de la copropriété de mon studio de location de vacances Châtel Rose à Blois juste à temps pour voir …
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A Little Bit of Blue – Un petit coin de bleu
I took this photo yesterday as we drove across François Mitterand Bridge in Blois. The rain is good for the crops and garden but not for cycling. J’ai pris cette photo hier en traversant le pont Mitterand à Blois en voiture. La pluie est bonne pour les cultures et le jardin mais pas pour le …
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The Roman Bridge – Le pont romain
Despite its name this is not a Roman bridge but a mediaeval bridge built in the 13th to 15th century in Chambourg-sur-Indre on the site of a Roman Ford. We took a detour from our cycling route from Loches de Chedigny. Malgré son nom ce n’est pas un pont romain mais un pont médiéval construit …
Jacques Gabriel Bridge – Pont Jacques Gabriel
Bridge along the Loire – Pont au bord de la Loire
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 …