Category Archives: Weather

Winter Walk – Promenade d’hiver

We seem to be having a very mild winter this year. The temperature has rarely gone below freezing and not a single snowflake. We might well be cycling again next month! L’hiver semble très doux cette année avec peu de jours où la température est négative et aucun signe de neige. Le mois prochain verra …

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City Daily Photo Theme Day: Rainbow – Arc en ciel

One of the landmarks in Blois is the Maison de la Magie or House of Magic, a museum in honour of Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, the famous French illusionist born in Blois in 1805. A rainbow from one end of the building certainly does seem magical! For other takes on this month’s City Daily Photo theme can be …

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Chilling Montrichard – Farniente à Montrichard

The hot days continue but I found a shady spot in Montrichard – not like the cyclist who was under the umbrellas which collect heat. I was at the café opposite which is on the shady side. Les journées chaudes continuent mais j’ai trouvé un endroit à l’ombre à Montrichard, à la différence du cycliste …

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CDP Theme Day – Blue : Bleu

This month’s City Daily Photo theme is blue, so here we have blue sky and blue water – the Loire – during the last day of an unusual heatwave with temperatures well into the thirties every day. Today we are back to normal! The skyline is Blois with the castle and church of Saint Nicolas on …

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