Saturday on the streets...Rue Pierre de Blois.

We love this little street with Maison de Denis Papin (Hôtel de Villebresme). Denis Papin, who has quite a history, may not actually have lived here but apparently it is good for the tourists!

 

Bon week-end à tous,have a good weekend everyone...Tours.

 

The gardens at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Tours.

Thursday's taken in Touraine...spring in full bloom.

 

Southern Touraine

Wednesday is for windows - in Sainte-Chapelle de Champigny sur Veude

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Place Plumereau in Tours...

 

Tours

Monday's Chateau...Chateau de Saumur,

The chateau dominating the skyline in Saumur.

 

Mon banc dominical / My Sunday Bench...in the gardens at Chateau du Rivau.

 

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On the streets of Blois...

 

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Bon week-end à tous,have a good weekend everyone

 

Thursday's taken in Touraine...Chambon.

 

Looking down on the village of Chambon in Southern Touraine.

Wednesday for windows...Le Petit-Pressigny

 

Pont-Canal de Briare...

 

A canal bridge carrying the Loire Lateral Canal over the Loire river .

Monday's chateau...Chateau de La Celle-Guenand

 

Mon banc dominical/My Sunday Bench - Pl. de la Cathédrale, Tours

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On the streets of Touraine...Preuilly-sur-Claise

Looking down Grande Rue.

 

It's Friday! Bon week-end à tous - have a good weekend everyone...

 

Monday's chateau...Chateau de l'Islette.

 

Chateau de l'Islette which has to compete for attention with its iconic neighbour.

Mon banc dominical / My Sunday Bench...reinforcements in Yzeures-sur-Creuse

 

Saturday on the streets...Tours

Tours

 

Welcome to spring...

 Springtime at Chateau du Rivau.

Mondays chateau...Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau in winter.

 

Mon banc dominical / My Sunday Bench...Chaumont-sur-Loire

In the grounds of Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire.

 

On the streets of Touraine...Place Michel Debré, Amboise.

 

More on Amboise.

Bon week-end à tous, have a good weekend everyone.

 

Thursday's taken in Touraine...Le Châtelier

 Le Châtelier in Southern Touraine.

Wednesday for windows...Gare de Tours.

 

Side entrance to Gare de Tours at night.

'Chalet des Chasseurs'

 

The home of Gonzague Saint Bris, writer, historian and journalist who was born in Loches and retired here to write in his 'Chalet des Chasseurs' in Chanceaux-près-Loches.

Monday's chateau - Chateau de La Celle-Guenand in Southern Touraine.

 

Chateau de La Celle-Guenand in Southern Touraine.

Mon banc dominical / My Sunday Bench...riverside, Yzeures-sur-Creuse

 

On the streets of Touraine - Chinon

 

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Bon week-end à tous,have a good weekend everyone.

 

Azay-le-Rideau

Thursday's taken in Touraine...March in Tours

 

Pl. Jean Jaurès,Tours.

Wednesday for windows...dual aspect.

 

At Chateau d'Oiron.

Amboise from the chateu...

 

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Monday's chateau - Chateau du Grand-Pressigny

 

Entrance to chateau and Prehistory museum.

Mon banc dominical / My Sunday Bench...Loches

 

On the streets of Touraine - Richelieu

Grande Rue, Richelieu.

Bon week-end à tous,have a good weekend everyone

Amboise

 

Thursday's taken in Touraine...Spring edging ever closer...colour in a garden in Southern Touraine.

 

Wednesday for windows...charming in Descartes.

 

Chateau de Blois.

 

Part of the stunning interior of Chateau de Blois.

Monday's chateau...Chateau de La Guerche.

February sunset glow on Chateau de La Guerche in Southern Touraine.

Mon banc dominical / My Sunday Bench...in the round at Chateau de Chenonceau.

 

Saturday on the streets of Touraine...in Betz-le Chateau.

 

Bon week-end à tous,have a good weekend everyone

 

Thursday's taken in Touraine...tired of yellow rubber ducks?

The giant duck made from old car tyres at the entrance to the wetlands of 'Les Prairies du Roy' in Loches.

 

Wednesday for windows...clowning around with shutters.

 In Loches,

Winter at Chateau de Villandry.

 Chateau de Villandry.

Monday's chateau...Montsoreau.

 

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Mon banc dominical/My Sunday Bench...looking over the Loire at Sancerre.