This golden globe (close-up below) has appeared since we visited chateau de Chaumont in August. I don’t know if it is a Christmas decoration but it’s certainly attractive. Ce globe doré (voir détail ci-dessous) est apparu dans les écuries du château de Chaumont depuis notre dernière visite au mois d’août. Je ne sais pas s’il …
Category Archives: Châteaux de la Loire
Greetings from Chaumont – Salutations de Chaumont
Last year we had a yearly pass to Château de Chenonceau and this year we have chosen Chateau de Chaumont so you can expect lots of photos! L’année dernière nous avions un pass annuel pour le château de Chenonceau. Cette fois-ci nous avons choisi le château de Chaumont alors il faut s’attendre à beaucoup de …
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Château de Montrésor
We visited Montrésor many years ago in winter and found it dark and gloomy and hardly worth the visit except for its beautiful staircase. We returned by bike on a lovely sunny day and what a surprise! And I’ll let you guess who’s in the painting. Nous avons visité le château de Montrésor en hiver …
City Daily Photo Theme Day – Red
This exhibit in the Chaumont garden festival by Yu Kongjian is called Square and Round. The second photo was taken in my own garden. For other takes on the same theme by photographers across the globe click here.
Cycling towards Chambord – Arrivée sur Chambord en vélo
Château de Chaumont
Château Gaillard, Amboise
Château Le Gué Péans
This little-known Renaissance Castle is not in very good shape but the young guide does a good job to make it interesting. The entrance fee of 10 euros is a little steep. We cycled from Montrichard. Ce petit château de l’époque Renaissance peu connu n’est pas en très bon état mais la jeune guide arrive …
CDP Theme Day – Blue : Bleu
This month’s City Daily Photo theme is blue, so here we have blue sky and blue water – the Loire – during the last day of an unusual heatwave with temperatures well into the thirties every day. Today we are back to normal! The skyline is Blois with the castle and church of Saint Nicolas on …