The Loire Valley and especially Blois
For this month’s City Daily Photo theme day, I wanted a typical scene in a French café in a provincial town so we went to Onzain, about 15 kilometers from Blois. It’s Sunday morning, about noon. The café also has a betting licence so people can buy lotto and lottery tickets and back horses, etc. It …
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Before I describe the castle in the photo, I’d just like to say that I’ve been having scheduling problems with Loire Daily Photo recently. I’m hoping the problem has been solved. Founded by the Counts of Vendôme in the 9th century, the feudal castle at Lavardin in the Loir Valley about 20 K from Vendôme …
We were driving towards Loches today when I saw this automatic baguette machine in Ferrière-sur-Beaulieu. I couldn’t believe my eyes! Twice a day, a local baker puts 50 fresh baguettes in the machine. Nous nous rendions à Loches aujourd’hui lorsque j’ai vu ce distributeur automatique de baguettes à Ferrière-sur-Beaulieu. Je n’arrivais pas à croire mes …
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This beautiful wooden water wheel is to be found in Aubigny-sur-Loire. Cette belle roue à aubes en bois se trouve à Aubigny-sur-Loire.
Lavoirs or wash houses are to be found throughout France and were still in use in the mid-20th century. They provided shelter to washerwomen all year round. This one is in Suèvres. For other entries in the City Daily Photo Theme Day, click here.
In the real, this cross in front of the privately-owned church of Saint Lubin in Suèvres is not transparent, but the filigree work is so fine that in the photo, it blends in with the surrounding foliage! Dans la réalité, cette croix devant l’église privée de Saint Lubin à Suèvres n’est pas transparente, mais le …
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I love the way this old millstone seems to fit into the wall. Seen when cycling past Rochechouard Mill in Suevres. J’adore la façon dont ce vieux meule semble faire partie du mur. Vu en faisant du vélo devent le moulin de Rochechouard à Suevres.
We thought we had exhausted most of the sights within a 40 kilometer radius of Blois until we came across the lovely little town of Suevres not far from Cour-sur-Loire while cycling. It has several wash houses and old water mills. Nous pensions avoir tout exploré dans un rayon de 40 kilomètres de Blois mais en …
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It all looks very domestic doesn’t it, i don’t know what the fire was intended for but it was just next to a mediaeval jousting ring at Meung-sur-Loire castle. On dirait une scène de la vie quotidienne n’est-ce pas? Je ne sais pas à quoi était destiné ce feu mais il se trouvait à côté d’un terrain de …
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I’m always surprised at the town halls in some of the villages in France. Tavers is only a couple of kilometres from Beaugency and has a population of less than 1500 people, yet it has this lovely garden in front of the town hall. Je suis toujours étionnée de voir les mairies dans certains villages …