As soon as I saw City Daily Photo’s theme this month, I thought of a recent photo I posted of an abandoned rail bridge just outside Blois after it was bombed by the allied forces in 1944. In the first photo, you see the part of the bridge that is still standing. Above,you can see …
Category Archives: Loire River
Loire Clean-Up – Nettoyage de la Loire
We were surprised as we cycled past Château de Menar to see that many large trees have been felled as part of a clean-up programme. Too many large trees along the river stop the water from flowing freely. Nous étions surpris lorsque nous sommes passés en vélo devant le château de Ménar de voir que …
Back on our Bikes – De nouveau sur nos vélos
The weather was beautiful on Saturday, sunny with a maximum of 25°C so went went on our favourite bike ride from Blois to Chambord via Saint Dyé sur Loire where one of the traditional flat-bottomed boats was reflected perfectly in the water. Il faisait un temps splendide samedi : ensoleillé avec un maxmimum de 25°C. …
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Grandad on his Tricycle – Pépé sur son tricycle
I was not quite game enough to take a full-on photo of grandad on his tricycle when I went to the neighbouring village of Chouzy-sur-Cisse to buy croissants to share with my fisherman-husband on the Loire. Je ne me suis pas autorisée à prendre une photo de face du pépé sur son tricycle lorsque je suis allée chercher des …
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Cours-sur-Loire at Dusk – Cours-sur-Loire au crépuscule
Regular readers will know that I often take photos of Cours-sur-Loire but I had never seen it from this distance. Usually we are on the stony bike path in the foreground but this time, we were coming from Montlivault (see yesterday’s photo) at a right angle to the river. The light was quickly fading. Les …
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A Corner of Amboise – Un coin d'Amboise
This is my regular once-a-month photo of Amboise where the Loire Connexion, a group of like-minded Anglophiles meets at Le Shaker on Ile d’Or with this stunning view. The 28°C temperature is most unusual for the beginning of September. Voici ma photo mensuelle d’Amboise où la Loire Connexion, un groupe d’anglophiles sympathiques se retrouve au …
Summer Sun – Soleil d'été
This really is my favourite view of Blois. I can never resist taking another photo! C’est vraiment ma vue préférée de Blois. Je ne résiste jamais une occasion pour la prendre en photo !
Loire Fisherman – Pêcheur de Loire
Jean MIchel’s favourite fishing spot on the Loire. I joined him for a breakfast of croissants and baguette at a decent hour! He’s catching white bait. Le lieu de pêche préféré de Jean Michel sur la Loire. Je l’ai rejoint pour un petit déjeuner de croissants et baguette à une heure convenable ! Il prend …
Cormorant Trees – Feuilles en cormorans
We were astonished to see so many cormorants in the trees as we were cycling along the Loire this evening between Blois and Cour-sur-Loire. Nous étions étonnés de voir autant de cormorans dans les arbres ce soir lorsque nous faisions du vélo sur la Loire entre Blois et Cour-sur-Loire.
The Green Balloon – Le ballon vert
There were lots of hot air balloons in the air during the long weekend. I caught this one is just before Château de Chaumont. Il y avait beaucoup de mongolfières pendant le long week-end. J’ai pris celle-ci juste avant château de Chaumont.