We cycled past this busy little garden on our way from Onzain to Veuves on Sunday. The windmill actually looks more like a pigeon house from the south of France. The second photo shows the house that belongs to the garden. Note the weathervane on the top of the roof on the left. Nous sommes …
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An Inviting Bike Path – Une piste cyclable très tentante
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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Chambord Grand Canal
We discovered a new view of Château de Chambord today while we were cycling. Wewere delighted when we found this view from the bridge at the end of the Grand Canal. Nous avons découvert une nouvelle vue du Château de Chambord aujourd’hui en faisant du vélo. Nous étions ravis de trouver cette vue depuis le pont …
Here's the church and here's the steeple – Clocher d'église fait battre le coeur
We came across this little church with its tall steeple as we were cycling from Muides to Chambord. Many churches in the area are dedicated to Saint Martin, who was born in about 316 and died in 397. The Saint Martin de Crouy church was built in the late 11th century. Above the door you can see a …
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Arch to Nowhere – L'Arche qui mène nulle part
I loved going under this archway when we cycle between Blois and Saint Dyé sur Loire. It used to be connected to a bridge before, of course. J’adore passer sous cette arche lorsqu’on fait du vélo entre Blois et Saint Dyé sur Loire. Autrefois, bien sûr, elle était reliée à un pont.
Cycling across the water – Traversée en vélo
We have a book called (in French) Freewheeling from the Atlantic to the Black Sea with photos of the Eurovelo 6 bike route that goes from Nantes on the Atlantic Coast of France to the Black Sea. One of the bike paths really took my eye. In the photo, you could see this couple, with their bikes, …
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Sunflowers – Tournesols
It’s sunflower season. What an unforgettable experience to suddenly come across a field of sunflowers as you’re cycling through the Loire Valley. C’est l’époque des tournesols. Quel moment inoubliable lorsqu’en faisant du vélo dans la vallée de la Loire, tout d’un coup on se trouve devant un champ de tournesols.