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! …
Continue reading “A Barge on a Canal – Une péniche sur un canal”
I took this photo before going down the hill on our bike route because I certainly wasn’t going to stop on the way back. It is in the village of Rilly-sur-Loire between Chaumont and Amboise. J’ai pris cette photo avant de descendre la pente sur notre circuit vélo parce que je savais que je n’allais …
Continue reading “The Hilltop Church – L'église en haut de la colline”
This is the rear façade of the 12th to 16th century priory which gave its name to the village of Les Hermites not far from Château-Renault. Below is the less successfully renovated front façade. The walls are 1 m 10 thick. Voici la façade arrière du prieuré construit du 12e au 16e siècle qui a donné …
I went for a short walk in the nearby village of Chouzy-sur-Cisse and suddenly came across these beautiful spring blossoms and turret. Je me suis promené hier dans le village voisin de Chouzy-sur-Cisse. Tout d’un coup j’ai vu ces belles fleurs de printemps à côté d’une tourelle.
As we came round a bend not far from Loches we discovered this magnficent château and the tall steeple of the church in Verneuil-sur-Indre. The castle, built in the 15th century was added to and modernised in the 18th century. C’est en sortant d’un virage pas loin de Loches que vous avons découvert ce magnifique …
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I saw this yesterday when going for a walk in the neighbouring village of Chouzy sur Cisse. I’ll have to go back in the summer and see what it’s like. J’ai vu ce kiosque hier lorsque je me promenais dans le village voisin de Chouzy sur Cisse. Il faut que j’y retourne en été pour …
11th November is a public holiday in France and Belgium. It commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect at the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.” A ceremony takes place in each town and flowers are placed …
Continue reading “Armistice in Les Grouets – Le 11 novembre aux Grouets”
Autumn has not been very colourful this year, but this vine-covered barn with its green doors in Cours-sur-Loire is an exception. L’automne n’a pas beaucoup de couleurs cette année, mais cette grange recouverte de vigne vierge avec sa porte verte à Cours-sur-Loire est une heureuse exception.
This photo was taken in a forest next to the little village of Lancôme in Sologne. I don’t know if there is any connection with the famous perfume. Cette photo est prise dans la forêt à côté du village de Lancôme en Loir et Cher; Je ne sais pas s’il y a un lien avec le parfum.
Ten days without being able to post because the website got blocked when I tried to change the URL to loiredailyphoto.com! Even my IT-savvy son couldn”t find the solution but today when he removed the removed the new URL altogether, it started working again. The photo was taken on Saturday when we cycled from Blois …