The Loire Valley and especially Blois
The weather was stunning today – an unbelievable 25 degrees (that’s 77 in Fahrenheit) so we cycled along the Loire to Cour-sur-Loire. On the way we saw our favourite flat-bottomed boat, Le Kairos, that takes us across the river in summer. Il a fait un temps splendide aujourd’hui – un incroyable 25 degrés- alors nous …
Continue reading “The Boat’s Back – La gabarre est de retour”
This was taken at the same time as the photo of the cathedral on Sunday. Today was grey with rain and light snow. It was also very cold so I stayed inside and made chocolate-chip cookies. J’ai pris cette photo dimanche en même temps que celle de la cathédrale. Aujourd’hui le ciel était gris avec …
Continue reading “Blois Skyline in Winter – L’horizon à Blois en hiver”
The temperature went up to 3 degrees this afternoon so I went for a walk along the Loire just to take in my favourite view of Blois. There is a cycle path below full of promenaders but I had the pavement at road-level all to myself. La température est montée jusqu’à 3 degrés cet après-midi …
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 …
This is a photo for Sancerre lovers. We had originally thought we would include the 10 k detour from the Loire à Vélo itinerary but we were a little worried we might run out of battery. We cycled 80 k in 4 hours which is pretty much our maximum. Below is some of the scenery …
Continue reading “Eurovelo 6 – La Charité-sur-Loire to Cosne-sur-Loire via Sancerre”
Today was full of surprises. We came across the beginning of the Loire à vélo cycle route at Bec d’Allier and had lunch next to the Guétin Bridge Canal. We finished off with an early evening walk on of ramparts of La Charité sur Loire. Aujourd’hui était plein de surprises. Nous sommes tombés sur le …
Continue reading “Eurovelo 6 – La Charité sur Loire to Canal de Guetin”
We are having a 4-night mini-break staying in La Charité-sur-Loire with lots of cycling on the agenda. This was taken around 7.30 pm. Nous prenons des mini-vacances de 4 jours avec la Charité-sur-Loire comme point de départ pour nos virées en vélo. Cette photo est prise vers 19h30.
We cycled from Blois to Muides and back today on either side of the Loire. We hoped to take the little ferry across at Cours sur Loire but Covid seems to have chased it away. Nous avons fait Blois-Muides en vélo aujourd’hui sur les deux côtés de la Loire. Nous aurions aimé prendre le petit …
Every year the Denis Papin steps in Blois are redecorated. This year’s theme is water, the Loire and the Loire Valley’s 20th anniversary as a Unesco World Heritage site. The photos are marred by roadworks but I won’t have another chance to take another photo any time soon as we are leaving on holiday tomorrow. …
Continue reading “Stepping into the Loire – Les marches de la Loire”
We are taking all our favourite cycle routes. This is château de Ménar, between Blois and Saint Dyé, on the Loire. No new deaths in our area for the third day running. The number of new deaths in France keeps going down with 74 today against 83 yesterday and 110 the day before. Nous faisons …