Vendredi à vélo - another from Montsoreau

 

Thursday's taken in Touraine - view on the Vienne.

 

Looking down on the river Vienne from  'La Tour du Moulin' at the Royal Fortress at Chinon.

 

Wednesday for windows...in Tours.

 

Today's windows are from the delightful art-deco apartments on rue Jules Charpentier in Tours.

Last 'Tuesday is for tulips'...

During April Tuesday's have been for tulips, here is our final flourish.. Jardins des Prébendes d'Oé,Tours.

Place François Sicard,Tours

Bishop's garden,Blois

Chateau de Rivau

Monday's chateau - Chateau du Grand-Pressigny

Chateau du Grand-Pressigny 

Mon banc dominical / My Sunday Bench, at the entrance to Chateau de La Guerche

 

Chateau de La Guerche

Have a good weekend... bon week-end - de la vallée de la Loire

 

Chaumont

Vendredi à vélo - adding to the ambiance?

 

In restaurant 'Dagobert', Rue du Grand Marché Tours

Thursday's 'taken in Touraine' - Spring blossom at Loches.

 More on Loches

Wednesday is for windows...at Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau

 

More on Azay-le-Rideau here

Is that a spider on your screen?

For April - Tuesday is for tulips...these are from the gardens at Chateau de Villandry.

More on Chateau de Villandry here

 

Monday's Loire Valley chateau - Chateau du Rivau

 

Springtime at the beautiful Chateau du Rivau.

Mon banc dominical / My Sunday Bench, behind the chateau at Le Grand-Pressigny

Le Grand-Pressigny 

Have a good weekend from all of us here in Centre-Val de Loire

 

Blois

Vendredi à vélo - we have to live in hope...

 

Photo courtesy: http://www.anjou-velo-vintage.com/

A major cycling festival 'Anjou Vintage Velo' had firmly added itself to the Loire Valley's list of major events with its success down to good organization and the enthusiastic involvement of  its participants. Last year's event was,like many others,cancelled due to the pandemic and although the 2021 event has its dates (27th,28th & 29th Aug) it may still be considered to be in the lap of the gods as to whether it goes ahead - fingers crossed!

Thursday's taken in Touraine...one of our favourite trees in Tours.

 

 

Stunning willow by the 'Guinguette de Tours' on the river Loire.

Wednesday is for windows - sometimes simple wins out!

 

Two from Tours

For April - Tuesday is for tulips...these are at Chateau de Chenonceau

 

We are showing some of the gardens of our wonderful chateaux with their tulip displays as sadly because of the current restrictions we cannot get to appreciate them first hand.

Tulips in the 'Jardin des fleurs et le potager'

Monday's Loire Valley chateau - Chateau de Montresor in spring...

 More on Montresor

Mon banc dominical / My Sunday Bench spring back to back in Yzeures-sur-Creuse.

 

Enjoy your weekend as best you can...

 

Vendredi à vélo - spotted in Montsoreau

 

Thursday's taken in Touraine - the weir at Azay-le-Rideau

The weir on the river Indre at Azay-le-Rideau

 

Wednesday is for windows...- through the looking glass

 

At Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire 

Tuesday for tulips...

 

For the month of April Tuesdays are going to be for 'tulips'. After all the work the gardeners of our glorious chateaux had put in anticipating reopening and then having to cancel their plans we thought we would give an idea of what we are missing. Today we feature our favourite display - that of the sea of colour at Chateau de Cheverny.