The Loire Valley and especially Blois
There are four or five restaurants one after the other at Chambord and they now all have the same grey tables and chairs and white parasols to match the slate roofs and white stone façade of the château! Il y a quatre ou cinq restaurants l’un à côté de l’autre à Chambord et désormais ils …
Continue reading “Shades of Grey at Chambord – Camaieu de gris à Chambord”
This is the view of the grand canal at Chambord from the rooftops. The photo below (which I have already published) is from the other end of the canal. Voici la vue du grand canal à Chambord depuis le toit. La photo ci-dessous (que j’ai déjà publiée) est prise de l’autre bout du canal.
I have been promising myself a visit of the rooftops of Chambord on a sunny day for some time. The problem is that in summer, there are too many visitors to take good photos and in the winter, thre isn’t enough sun! The beautiful autumn days we have been experiencing lately turned out to be …
I don’t know if there is a story to this dog standing watch over a little pavillion at Château de Villandry … Je ne sais pas s’il y a une histoire derrière ce chien qui monte la garde sur un petit pavillon au château de Villandry …
This canola field on the other side of the Cisse is in Onzain, the little town opposite château de Chaumont. Ce champ de colza se trouve de l’autre côté de la Cisse à Onzain, la petite ville en face du château de Chaumont.
Yesterday we cycled from Tours to Château de Villandry in beautiful sunny autumn weather. There were many rewards! Villandry is famous for its gardens. Hier nous avons fait du vélo entre Tours et Château de Villandry sous un soleil d’automne parfait. Nous étions bien récompensés ! Villandry est célèbre pour ses jardins.
Claudette, a Citroën Traction Avant, only slightly younger than me, is being driven by her owner, Simon, who runs Loire Valley Time Travel. Along with her older sister, Celestine (closer to my vintage), she takes lucky visitors to see the châteaux of the Loire and taste local food and wine with the help of her second …
We stopped off at Chenonceau on our way back from Nantes today and took our favourite walk along the bike path on the other side of the Cher. As majestic as ever! Nous nous sommes arrêtés à Chenonceau sur le retour de Nantes aujourd’hui faire notre promenade préférée sur la piste cyclable de l’autre côté du …
Continue reading “A Walk at Chenonceau – Une promenade à Chenonceau”
There are several sets of steps leading up to Blois castle. I love the side view of the brick Gothic façade of the Louis XII wing.built at the beginning of the 16th century. This will be the last of my photos of the Loire Valley for the next month. Instead I’ll be posting “postcards” of …
Continue reading “The stairs up to the château – L'escalier qui mène au château”
I love the view of Montrichard from the other side of the bridge. This little town of some 3,500 inhabitants,on lthe banks of the Cher, is less than 20 km from Chenonceaux, Amboise, Montpoupon, Valençay and Chaumont. J’aime beaucoup la vue de Montrichard depuis l’autre côté du pont. Cette petite ville d’environ 3 500 personnes au bord du Cher se …
Continue reading “Montrichard on a Sunny Day – Montrichard un jour de grand soleil”