The Loire Valley and especially Blois
Not everyone knows that there is a walking/bike path behind Château de Chenonceau, open to the public even when the grounds are closed. This was taken on Monday, our first day out of lockdown. Tout le monde ne sait pas qu’il y a un chemin qu’on peut emprunter à pied ou à vélo derrière le …
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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 …
We are lucky enough to be close to four rivers – the Loire, the Loir, the Cher and the Indre and you can cycle along most parts of them. The Cher is the river spanned by Chateau de Chenonceau and we discovered today that the cycle paths between Chissay and Azay-sur-Cher have been immensely improved. …
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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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These tulips are grown for the extraordinary floral arrangements at Chateau de Chenonceau. Ces tulipes sont destinées à faire partie des bouquets extraordinaires au château de Chenonceau.
This is just one of the beautiful flower displays at Chateau de Chenonceau. Voici une parmi d’autres merveilleuses compositions florales au Château de Chenonceau.
And just when I was complaining about the weather lo and behold the sun came out so we went to visit Chateau de Chenonceau with our yearly pass. Et juste au moment où je me plaignais du temps, ô merveille le soleil est arrivé alors nous sommes allés visiter le château de Chenonceau avec notre …
I love these decorations at chateau de Chenonceau, all made with real fruit. We would like to wish our readers a happy, healthy and fulfilling 2019. J’adore ces décorations au château de Chenonceau, toutes faites à partir de vrais fruits. Nous souhaitons à nos lecteurs une bonne et heureuse année 2019.
Now that we have our yearly pass we can pop in to Chenonceau whenever we like! This was my favourite flower arrangement this time. All the flowers are grown at the chateau. The pass costs 50 euros for a couple. Maintenant que nous avons un pass annuel pour Chenonceau nous pouvons faire toutes les visites …
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Today, I cycled to Chenonceau with my daughter (not from Blois – we started from Vallières-les-grandes). By the time we visited the château it was around 6 pm, By then most of the tourists had left and we had the place to ourselves. The photo is taken from Diane de Poitier’s garden. Aujourd’hui je suis …