These traditional flat-bottom boats certainly lend a picturesque note to Blois seen from the bike route on the banks of the Loire. Ces gabarres traditionnels sur la Loire à Blois vues de la piste cyclable contribuent à son côté pittoresque.
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The Magic Way – La route de la magie
I’m in two minds about this. I can understand that the city of Blois wants to attract people to its “House of Magic” Museum in honour of Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, the famous French illusionist born in Blois in 1805, but I think it disfigures the steps up to the square in front of the castle. What …
Through the Arch – A travers l'arche
This archway is halfway up the staircase leading from Place Louis XII to Blois Castle. Cette arche se trouve à mi-chemin sur l’escalier qui mène de la Place Louis XII au château de Blois.
Gabarres in Vienne – Gabarres à Vienne
I took this photo when I was almost across the other side of Pont Gabriel bridge in Blois yesterday. You can see the traditional gabarre flat-bottomed boats on the Loire River. J’ai pris cette photo lorsque j’avais presque traversé le pont Gabriel à Blois hier. On voit les gabarres traditionnels ancrés dans la Loire.
Bread-Baking Day – La fête du pain
For the 9th consecutive year, our neighbourhood, Les Grouets, held a bread-baking day at part of the French national fête du pain celebrations. Norbert, the owner of the century-old wood-fired oven, starts heating it four days beforehand. Local children bring along their brioches on Friday but the main celebration is on Sunday. I took along two …
The Train Track – Le chemin de fer
Our house is two doors down from the last house in the photo on the left. This is the closest we can get from the other side of the train tracks. Notre maison se trouve à deux portes depuis la deuxième maison à gauche dans la photo. C’est le plus près qu’on puisse approcher depuis …
House with a View – Maison avec vue
Blois was initially built on a hill. This house is at the top, with a view of the Loire below, seen in the following photo. I took both photos from the same place. Au début, Blois fut construite sur une colline. Cette maison se trouve en haut de la crête, avec une vue de la Loire, comme …
Looking across the river – Vers l'autre côté de la rivière
This photo is taken in Blois looking across the Loire to Vienne with Gabriel Bridge on the right. Cette photo est prise à Blois en regardant vers l’autre côté de la Loire à Vienne avec le pont Gabriel sur la droite.
Home Sweet Home
We would really have preferred sun on the first day of our permanent life at Closerie Falaiseau in Blois – we just have to go back to Paris for a few days at the end of October to make sure the removalists are doing their job properly! Nous aurions préféré un peu de soleil le …
Café Gourmand
Café gourmand which consists of a selection of mini desserts is my favourite dessert. I had this one at Le Bistrot du Cuisinier on quai Villebois Mareuil in Blois. Le café gourmand est mon dessert préféré. Celui-ci était servi au Bistrot du Cuisinier, quai Villebois Mareuil à Blois.