The Loire Valley and especially Blois
The black berries on this disused entrance to the grounds of a Chambord castle are sloe, the fruit of the blackthorn, which have a sharp, sour taste. The red berries are rose hips. Les baies noires à cette entrée condamnée au parc du château de Chambord sont des prunelles, le fruit du prunelier, très astringent …
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This was actually taken a couple of weeks ago but I’ve been tied to the house a bit this week. Cette photo est prise il y a une quinzaine de jours mais je n’ai pas pu sortir beacoup cette semaine.
I hesitated to take a photo of the sunset over Blois with my iPhone as we drove back from the forest near Chambord today but fortunately Jean Michel insisted. J’ai hésité à prendre une photo du coucher de soleil sur Blois avec mon iPhone au retour de la forêt à côté de Chambord aujourd’hui mais …
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The almost perfectly symmetrical roofs and windows in this photo of Chambord taken by my friend Clare Petit who lives in Cheverny are the exact opposite of yesterday’s! Clare’s comment: “The photo was taken whilst out in one of the little motor-boats at Chambord in July 2013 on my trusty little Lumix. We were being followed by …
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Boxing Day at Chambord. Le jour après noël à Chambord.
This weathered bench and hand pump are in the corner of the main courtyard at Chambord. Ce banc usé par le temps et pompe à levier se trouvent dans un coin de la cour principale de Chambord.
I have been promising myself a visit of the rooftops of Chambord on a sunny day for some time. The problem is that in summer, there are too many visitors to take good photos and in the winter, thre isn’t enough sun! The beautiful autumn days we have been experiencing lately turned out to be …
We were eating ice-creams after cycling to Chambord from Blois while others were on the water. Chambord is the only château in the Loire Valley whose grounds are open all day free of charge. It’s nice to have such a great neighbourhood château. Nous étions en train de manger des glaces après avoir fait du vélo de …
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The bike path from Saint Dyé sur Loire to Chambord goes along a little street lined with flowers, then through a first doorway, underneath an archway and into a small public garden before coming out through this second door. La piste cyclable qui mène de Saint Dyé sur Loire à Chambord passe dans une petite rue …
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