This is a typical longère around these parts. The living area and often a bedroom are on the ground floor, with a corridor running along the back façade which usually faces the street. Upstairs are the other bedrooms with sloping ceilings. You can see the slate tiles on the dormer windows and traditional hand-made tiles. It’s a …
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An Original Corner – Un coin original
This highly original brick house is also in Souvigny-en-Soulogne.where we were yesterday. Cette maison très orignale se trouve également à Souvigny-en-Soulogne où nous étions hier.
Souvigny en Sologne
Today while cycling in Sologne, we came across the delightful little village of Souvigny with its 12th century church (Saint Martin’s) and beautifully restored houses (see below). It is located about 70 km from Blois. Aujourd’hui en faisant du vélo en Sologne, nous sommes tombés sur le joli petit village de Souvigny avec son église du …
This House is in Blois? – Cette maison est à Blois ?
I was very surprised when I came across this house this evening on my way back by back from eating an ice cream next to Blois Castle (see below). It’s not the shape you usually see here! J’étais très surprise lorsque je suis tombée sur cette maison ce soir en rentrant en vélo du centre ville …
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Summer Snowflake – Un flocon de neige en été
There is probably a sad story behind that snowflake considering the state of the paintwork. Il y a surement une histoire triste derrière ce flocon de neige vu l’état de la peinture.
The Chocolate Ruin – La Ruine du chocolat
I took this photo in rue de l’Hôtel-Pasquier in Les Grouëts as we were walking home from Bread-Baking Day yesterday. The house used to belong to the son of Victor-Auguste Poulain who founded one of France’s oldest chocolate brands, Chocolats Poulain. Albert Poulain built Bellevue in 1910 when the first tram line was inaugurated in Blois so that …
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Postcard from Soulac-sur-Mer
These delightful houses are in Soulac-sur-Mer, on tip of the estuary of the Garonne River near Bordeaux. They were built during three periods: 1860 to 1890, 1890 to 1920 and 1920 to 1940. Fortunately, this surprising collection of holiday homes – brick and stone with a touch of coulour and decorative enamel – has been …
The Old Post House – La vieille poste
We have often seen the old post house at Chouzy sur Cisse from the highway along the Loire when driving from Amboise to Blois, but have never been able to get a closer look because it’s on a sharp turn on the road. Today we were walking along the path between the road and the …
Half-timbering – Colombages
This little turret with its half-timbering is taken from an unsuspected garden in the historical quartier of Puits Chatel in Blois. Cette petite tourelle avec ses colombages est prise depuis un jardin insoupçonné dans le quartier historique de Puits Chatel à Blois.
The Hunter's House – La maison du sanglier
A hunter obviously lives here! IL est évident qu’un chasseur habite ici !