Category Archives: Loire Valley

A Christmas Day Walk above Montrichard

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

It’s 25th December and overcast. The sun has obviously decided not to waste its energy on people about to tuck into Christmas lunch inside their homes where they won’t know if it rains or shines. We celebrated Christmas with just the two … Continue reading →

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A Walk Along the Cisse to Coulanges

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

It’s Sunday and we are continuing our walk along the GR track starting at Chouzy-sur-Cisse, first to Coulanges where we have never been before, then to Chambon sur Cisse. The sun gradually comes out but it remains quite chilly. We … Continue reading →

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A Walk from Chambon to Molinleuf – 6 kilometers of surprises

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

It’s November 1st, All Saints’ Day, which is a public holiday in France. It’s supposed to be sunny but the fog hasn’t lifted all morning. After lunch, it finally clears but it is only 11°C instead of the promised 14°C. … Continue reading →

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Five Years of Blogging

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

I missed my 5th anniversary of blogging! My first post was published on 11th October 2011 just before my son went to live in Australia. He helped me set it up and regularly comes to the rescue when I have … Continue reading →

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Eurovélo 3 – Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois – Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine – Maillé : goats cheese, dolmens & massacres

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

It’s a Sunday in the middle of a heat wave and we’ve chosen a cycling itinerary from our new Tours-Basque Coast book (Eurovélo 3) that we don’t know yet. It goes through Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine, famous for its goats cheese, and Maillé, infamous … Continue reading →

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Cycling in the Loire – Luynes to Langeais: Castles & Troglodytes

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

It’s one of those perfect summer days in the Loire Valley and we’ve chosen to cycle from Luynes to Langeais via a loop we’ve found in our La Touraine à vélo book. Luynes is about 50 minutes from Blois by … Continue reading →

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Secret Blois #1 – Around the castle

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

If you are like me, when you visit somewhere new, you don’t just want to see the main attractions. You want to see the hidden face behind the castle or museum, the little details on the way. You want to … Continue reading →

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I Have Not Disappeared

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

I do not understand where all my time goes. When I lived in Paris, I had lots of time for blogging. Now that we live in Blois, I don’t seem to have any spare time at all! I do keep … Continue reading →

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A Monumental Afternoon

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

We’re in Amboise in front of the Church of Saint Denis, waiting for our friends Susan and Simon from Days on the Claise. We’re here for a purpose. Susan wants to see some artworks in the church that she has … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2016 – Bonne année à tous !

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

It’s New Year’s Eve and there are just the two of us, in front of our fireplace. We’re not having anything complicated to celebrate the New Year. I once spent all day making a special dish that took forever and … Continue reading →

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