Private property – Do not enter. Not without a boat anyway! A lot of the rivers are overflowing their banks with all this rain. This is in Huisson-sur-Cosson, a village between Blois and Chambord where we went walking today. The next photo shows the wash-house to the right of the first photo and the following …
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The Other Sides of Chambord – Les autres faces de Chambord
We’ve been having absolutely ghastly weather and I haven’t been outside since Sunday. Covid lockdown has been replaced with weather lockdown. However today it wasn’t raining even though it was only 2 degrees so we went back to Chambord, collecting a lost glove on the way from a pharmacy I called into last Saturday. Some …
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Chambord at Road’s End – Chambord au bout de la route
I always love this view of Château de Chambord seen from the road. We had intended to walk along the canal on the side but there were so many people that went to Bracieux instead. As the grounds of Chambord are always open to the public it’s always a favourite with locals but I didn’t …
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Happy New Year – Bonne année 2021
I could say all sorts of things about 2020 but one thing we were never deprived of was natural beauty. We are lucky to live close to the Loire River and its famous châteaux that we can admire from afar even when they are closed to the public: Chaumont, Chambord, Chenonceau, Blois and Amboise are …
Red & Black Berries – Baies rouges et noires
The black berries on this disused entrance to the grounds of a Chambord castle are sloe, the fruit of the blackthorn, which have a sharp, sour taste. The red berries are rose hips. Les baies noires à cette entrée condamnée au parc du château de Chambord sont des prunelles, le fruit du prunelier, très astringent …
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Royal Vegetables – Légumes royaux
I’ve never noticed any vegetable gardens at Chateau de Chambord, but the property is certainly big enough to have a few hidden away! I was even more surprised to see their produce for sale at our local Intermarché supermarket in Blois. Je n’ai jamais remarqué de jardins potagers au château de Chambord mais la propriété …
Mushrooms at Chambord – Champigons à Chambord
One of the reasons we chose to move to Blois is the proximity of mushroom-filled forests open to the public but the weather in recent years has somewhat curtailed our foraging activities. After a rather wet week followed by sun Jean Michel thought we might find some near Chambord castle. The result was a little …
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Covid Deconfinement Stage 1#16
We cycled to Château de Chambord today (3 hour round trip) for an ice-cream only to discover only the grounds are open! No new deaths in our area today and only 4 patients left in intensive care. There were 65 new deaths in France today against 73 yesterday. Nous sommes allés en vélo au château …