The Loire Valley and especially Blois
The very tall steeple of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe Abbey church is not easy to photograph because of its height. It was initially built in the 15th century and reconstructed in the 19th century. This world heritage site is about 140 K south-west of Blois (east of Poitiers). It contains a large number of 11th and 12th century …
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We drove through the delightful little village of Angles-sur-l’Anglin which is about two hours south of Blois by car when we went to Angoulême in the winter and promised ourselves we would come back again. Most of the constructions are mediaeval and date back to the Hundred Years’ War. It’s name comes from a tribe of Angles, …
Easter Monday was supposed to be quite warm but it wasn’t. It was overcast with light spitting from time to time. We decided to cycle to Molineuf anyway. This is the town hall, looking a little dismal. Le lundi de Pacques ne devait pas être trop froid mais nous étions déçus. Le ciel était nuageux …
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As time goes by, there are fewer and fewer stores in French villages. Chambon-sur-Cisse has fewer than 700 inhabitants but it has a local store that has an internet space, a photocopy/scanner service, can send and receives faxes and emails, a post-office counter, an ATM, a grocery and small goods section, telephone cards, a catalogue delivery …
I took this photo when we were walking in Chambon-sur-Cisse last week. It has no less than three entrances on the same side! J’ai pris cette photo la semaine dernière lorsqu’on s’est promené à Chambon-sur-Cisse. Il y a pas moins de trois entrées sur le même côté !
I’m putting this church in Chambon-sur-Cisse on the list to visit during heritage weekend in September. From the photos outside, it looks very interesting. If you’d like to see more, click here. Je mets cette église à Chambon-sur-Cisse sur la liste de visites pendant les journées patrimoine en septembre. D’après les photos à l’extérieur, elle …
We went walking in Chambon-sur-Cisse today and wandered through the cemetary. This was the most impressive sculpture. Nous nous sommes promenés à Chambon-sur-Cisse aujourd’hui et sommes entrés dans le cimetière; Voici la sculpture la plus monumentale.
Just after I took yesterday’s photo, we rode up a hill and came to this marvellous collection of coffee pots! Juste après la photo d’hier, nous avons trouvé en haut d’une montée cette merveilleuse collection de cafetières !
These amazing petunias are on the bridge at Candé-sur-Beuvron. I don’t think for one minute they get all the TLC that mine get yet they are ten tmes more impressive! Ces magnifiques pétunias se trouvent sur pont à Candé-sur-Beuvron mais je ne crois pas une seule seconde qu’on les bichonne comme moi je fais chez …
There is probably a sad story behind that snowflake considering the state of the paintwork. Il y a surement une histoire triste derrière ce flocon de neige vu l’état de la peinture.