Category Archives: Châteaux de la Loire
The Stone Bridge – Le pont en pierre
After spending most of the weekend gardening we had a pleasant ride on our bikes starting at Cheverny and having a tea break at Cellettes. Après avoir jardiné une bonne partie du week-end nous avons fait un circuit en vélo agréable en commençant par Cheverny et en prenant un pause-thé a Cellettes.
Touraine-Mesland Wine
Touraine-Mesland is the appellation controlée across the river from Chateau de Chaumont. The vineyards were planted by the monks of Marmoutier Abbey and were the first to introduce the gamay grape to the area in 1858. The purple grapes used in the area are gamay, cabernet franc et côt while the whites are chenin, sauvignon …
Sweeping Cedar – Cèdre extra large
We measured the radius of this cedar in the grounds of Chateau de Chaumont and decided it was about twenty metres. You can see the size of the compared to the three people in the photo. Nous avons mesuré le rayon de ce cèdre dans le parc du château de Chaumont et l’estimons à une …
Green Giants – Géants verts
Every time I walk past these giant leaves in the grounds of Chateau de Chaumont I’m amazed. They look as though they are in the wrong place. After posting every day for three months about Covid19 I need to widen my horizons. Now that the European borders are open we are planning our next cycling …
Covid Deconfinement Stage 2#13 End
Today I felt almost like my usual self. We walked for an hour in the gardens of Chateau de Chaumont and came home and gardened for a while. This evening President Macron announced the end of lockdown for France with European borders open as of tomorrow and all primary and middle schools resuming totally on …
Covid Deconfinement Stage 1#20
Since it’s a long weekend we are staying away from tourist attractions. This photo of Château de Chaumont was taken on Friday. There will be no new Covid figures until Tuesday when Stage 2 of lockdown end begins. Puisque c’est le week-end de la Pentecôte nous évitons les lieux touristiques. J’ai pris cette photo du …
Covid Deconfinement Stage 1#18
We went back to the garden festival at château de Chaumont by bike today and since it was a Friday there was hardly anyone there which meant we didn’t have to wear our masks very often. Aren’t these water lilies beautiful? There were no new deaths in our area today and only two patients left …
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 …
Covid Deconfinement Stage 1#10 – Roses in Chédigny
We love roses and make sure we visit the delightful village of Chédigny, whose streets are literally lined with roses, at least once a year. We drove to Chenonceau and cycled from there to Chédigny, 20 km away. We were not disappointed. Here are my two favourites for this year. No new deaths in our …
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