The Loire Valley and especially Blois
We got home too late from Le Shaker on Ile d’Or island in Amboise last night to post a photo. It was still 25°C a midnight which is very hot for this neck of the woods! Nous sommes rentrés trop tard ici soir du Shaker sur l’île d’or à Amboise hier soir pour publier une …
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With this brilliant weather, everyone is on the water! We’re on the cycle path beween Blois and Cour-sur-Loire. Avec ce temps splendide tout le monde est sur l’eau. Nous sommes sur la piste cyclable entre Blois et Cour-sur-Loire.
I love the line-up of lampposts on Pont Gabriel Bridge over the Loire in Blois. While the road over the bridge is being renovated, cyclists have to use the footpath. J’aime bien cette série de lampadaires sur le pont Gabriel sur la Loire à Blois. Pendant les travaux sur le pont, les cyclistes doivent empruntés …
I took this photo when I was almost across the other side of Pont Gabriel bridge in Blois yesterday. You can see the traditional gabarre flat-bottomed boats on the Loire River. J’ai pris cette photo lorsque j’avais presque traversé le pont Gabriel à Blois hier. On voit les gabarres traditionnels ancrés dans la Loire.
Another town (Blois v. Orléans), another bridge (Gabriel v. George-V), same river (Loire), same century (18th) same time of day (dusk). Une autre ville (Blois v. Orléans), un autre pont (Gabriel v. George-V), même fleuve (la Loire), même siècle (18ème), même heure de la journée (crépuscule).
This strange looking buildling is one of a pair at the end of the George V bridge over the Loire in Orléans, built between 1751 and 1763, and was used to collect the city toll. The bridge, initially called the Pont Royal, then Pont National, was renamed during World War I after King George V of …
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This is the entrance to the grounds of Château de Menars which you may remember is for sale.. You can see the bike path on the right. The Loire is on the other side of the path. Voici l’entrée du parc du château de Ménars qui vous vous rappelez peut-être est à vendre . On voit la piste cyclable …
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With all the recent rain, the Loire is almost over the bike path opposite the church of Saint Nicolas and the castle in Blois. Below, a little further along the banks of the river – but without the sun! Avec toute la pluie qu’on a eu récemment, la Loire recouvre presque la piste cyclable en face …
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This is another photo from our recent cycling trip along the Loire to the east of Orléans. The basilica at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire started in the 11th century with a crypt and sanctuary and was finally completed in the about 1218. The porch tower, built in about 1020, is a symbol of the celestial Jerusalem in the …
From 1838 to 1896, boats travelling from the south of France to Paris crossed the Loire at Châtillon-sur-Loire via the Mantelot lock. Those who arrived via the Canal latéral à la Loire sailed up the old Canal to the Mantelot water station. Sometimes they had to wait several days or even several weeks for the right navigation conditions. …
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