The Other Sides of Chambord – Les autres faces de Chambord

We’ve been having absolutely ghastly weather and I haven’t been outside since Sunday. Covid lockdown has been replaced with weather lockdown. However today it wasn’t raining even though it was only 2 degrees so we went back to Chambord, collecting a lost glove on the way from a pharmacy I called into last Saturday. Some …

Happy New Year – Bonne année 2021

I could say all sorts of things about 2020 but one thing we were never deprived of was natural beauty. We are lucky to live close to the Loire River and its famous châteaux that we can admire from afar even when they are closed to the public: Chaumont, Chambord, Chenonceau, Blois and Amboise are …

A Walk at Chenonceau – Une promenade à Chenonceau

We stopped off at Chenonceau on our way back from Nantes today and took our favourite walk along the bike path on the other side of the Cher. As majestic as ever! Nous nous sommes arrêtés à Chenonceau sur le retour de Nantes aujourd’hui faire notre promenade préférée sur la piste cyclable de l’autre côté du …