The Loire Valley and especially Blois
We had just finished cyclling for the day when we were lucky enough to see this very large barge on the Canal latéral à la Loire between Châtillon-sur-Loire.and Briare with its famous canal aqueduct built by Gustave Eiffel. You can hear the birds chirping in the video. The passengers had to duck their heads to go under the bridge! …
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This is the entrance to the canal aqueduct in Briare on the eastern end of the Loire Valley. The 662-metre long aqueduct, built by Gustave Eiffel in 1896, takes the canal over the Loire River. You can also walk or cycle across. The photo below was taken halfway across the aqueduct. Voici l’entrée du pont-canal à Briare dans la …
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Châteauneuf-sur-Loire is a little town of about 8,000 people on the north bank of the Loire and part of the Loire à Vélo and Eurovélo cycling routes. The river banks are a delight for both cyclists and pedestrians. There are also many gabarres flat-bottom boats. Sur le circuit de la Loire à Vélo et l’Eurovélo 6, …
We went cycling today at last, along the Loire. These are typical traditional flat-bottomed boats, called gabarres at Saint Dyé sur Loire. Nous avons enfin fait du vélo aujourd’hui le long de la Loire. Voici les bâteaux traditionnels de la région, appelés gabarres, à Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire.
The view of Amboise from Ile d’Or island opposite the castle is always beautiful no matter what time of year it is or what the weather is like. Quelque soit l’époque de l’année ou le temps la vue d’Amboise depuis l’île d’or en face du château est toujours belle. .
I’m not usually up and about this early – and I can see why. I like a little more light … Je ne me promène pas souvent si tôt et je sais bien pourquoi. J’aime un peu plus de lumière.
We’ve been having some very pleasant spring weather recently, but today it was cold and overcast again. As we drove from Tours to Blois, Amboise Castle loomed out of the mist. On a eu plusieurs belles journées de printemps récemment mais aujourd’hui il faisait froid et le ciel était plombé de nouveau. Sur la route …
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This photo is a follow-up to yesterday’s photo directing visitors to the different parts of Blois Castle. Taken halfway up the Renaissance staircase in the François I wing, it shows the Gaston d’Orléans wing on the right and the path leading to the terrasse overlooking the Loire on the left. Cette photo donne suite à …
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This bench next to the Loire is waiting for us to stop and have a biscuit when the temperatures are high enough to go cycling again. Last year, we were cycling in mid-March in Turquant.. Ce banc au bord de la Loire nous attend pour la pause goûter dès que la températures nous permettra de refaire …
As we were driving into Blois this morning along the Loire, we couldn’t even see the river! En nous rendant à Blois ce matin en voiture le long de la Loire, on ne voyait même pas le fleuve !