Today we cycled along the Lot in the same direction as yesterday but starting from Puy l’Évêque. Our destination was Albas. On the way we rode up a hill to Bélaye hoping to combine the stunning view with coffee but like many cafés, opening day in June 9th. Fortunately we took a picnic lunch today …
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Postcard from Puy-l’Evêque
We have moved to our next location, Puy-l’Évêque, on the Lot River this time, so plenty of scope for cycling. The weather has improved considerably since yesterday although it was still quite cloudy and a little chilly this morning as you can see from the second photo. Nous sommes à notre deuxième lieu de séjour, …
Postcard – La Dordogne
Yesterday took us up to the Cingles des Trémolat and Limeuil, which are like the S-bend in Austria but not quite as exciting. A tough but doable climb with our e-bikes. However at Limeul after an excellent lunch surrounded by flowers we visited the beautiful gardens of Limeuil where I took this photo of the …
Postcard from Lalinde
What a wonderful spot to start our first holiday since September. The house we are renting is wonderful too! Lalinde is a small town on the Dordogne River 100 k east of Bordeaux and about 20 k from Bergerac. And we are right on the cycle path. Quel merveilleux endroit pour démarrer nos premières vacances …
Mediaeval Mennetou – Mennetou médiéval
Jean Michel found us a mediaeval village for our Sunday walk this week. It’s in Sologne along the Cher River. The restoration work is very uneven but we spent an interesting hour or so exploring the historic centre. I’ll be publishing more photos in the next couple of days. This photo is taken from the …
Private Property – Propriété privée
Private property – Do not enter. Not without a boat anyway! A lot of the rivers are overflowing their banks with all this rain. This is in Huisson-sur-Cosson, a village between Blois and Chambord where we went walking today. The next photo shows the wash-house to the right of the first photo and the following …
Winter Skyline – Horizon d’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 …
Happy New Year – Bonne année 2021
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 …
Cycling along the Cher – En vélo au bord du Cher
We are lucky enough to be close to four rivers – the Loire, the Loir, the Cher and the Indre and you can cycle along most parts of them. The Cher is the river spanned by Chateau de Chenonceau and we discovered today that the cycle paths between Chissay and Azay-sur-Cher have been immensely improved. …
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Drier and drier – De plus en plus sec
One of the things I’ve always liked about France compared with Australia is the green countryside but in recent years it has become increasingly hot and dry in the summer. Watering restrictions are back on. L’une des choses que j’ai toujours aimé en France par rapport à l’Australie est le paysage verdoyant mais depuis quelques …