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Monday’s Travel Photos – Spring Flowers in France
Coming from North Queensland, I have remained amorous of spring flowers ever since I saw my first field of buttercups back in 1975 in the south of France. These are photos taken recently in the Blois and when we travelled … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers & gardens, Travel photos
Tagged Closerie Falaiseau, lilac, linen flax, medlar, ornamental broom, speedwell, wisteria
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Monday’s Travel Photos – San Sebastian, Spain
San Sebastian is an attractive city in the north west of Spain on the Bay of Biscay, 20 K from the French border in the Basque Country. Known as Donostia in Basque, it has an old part that mainly dates … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Basque country, Spain, Travel photos
Tagged pinxtos, San Sebastian, Urgull Hill
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Monday’s Travel Photos – Vitré
We stopped for the night in Vitré, about 40 K east of Rennes, on the way back from Brest on the western tip of Brittany one summer. We discovered a very pretty little town with a mediaeval granite castle, one … Continue reading
Monday’s Travel Photos – Château de Langeais
The Royal Castle of Langeais in the Loire Vallely, built in 1465 by King Louis XI, is an excellent example of a late mediaeval fortress, with a drawbridge in working order and a parapet walk open to visitors. The interior … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Loire Valley, Travel photos
Tagged Anne de Bretagne, château de Langeais, Louis VIII, mediaeval scaffolding
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Monday’s Travel Photos – Angers Castle, France
We had passed the castle in Angers on many occasions on our way to Nantes before finally visiting it during a cycling trip. The impressive ramparts of the 13th century fortress built on a spur overlooking the Maine River enclose … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Loire Valley, Travel photos
Tagged Angers Castle, Apocalypse Tapestry, château d'Angers
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Monday’s Travel Photos – Monet’s Garden in Giverny
For years, I didn’t go to Monet’s garden in Giverny because I was told there were too many people. Now we go at least twice a year! The best time to visit is at lunch time, when there aren’t any … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers & gardens, France, Travel photos
Tagged Giverny, Impressionism Museum, Monet's garden
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Monday’s Travel Photos – Château de Chaumont, Loire Valley, France
When I first visited Château de Chaumont in 1997, I found it very delipidated. Last summer we spent a wonderful afternoon there during the annual garden festival. I discovered yesterday that it has been totally renovated inside and is now … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, France, History, Loire Valley, Travel photos
Tagged Catherine de Medicis, Château de Chaumont, Diane de Poitiers
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Monday’s Travel Photos: Chateau de Cheverny, Loire Valley
When we visited Cheverny today, I was amazed at how beautiful it is inside. I did not remember any of the state rooms, only the bedrooms which I found disappointing during my last visit over ten years go. The domaine … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Loire Valley, Travel photos
Tagged château de Cheverny, Rin Tin Tin and Rusty
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Monday’s Travel Photos – Klosterkirche Rheinau in Switzerland
We were staying near Stein am Rhein in Switzerland and on our way back from visiting Schaffhausen and its Rheinfall, the spectacular waterfall on the Rhine, I suddenly spotted the most amazing church in the distance. It turned out to be the Klosterkirche … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Germany, Travel photos
Tagged Klosterkirche monastery church, Reinfall, Rheina, Shaffhausen, Stein am rhein
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Monday’s Travel Photos – Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
Baie de la Somme, which is at the mouth of the Somme River in Picardy, is a delightful little town that goes back to Roman times. It still has an abbey church, a sea lock, a stone tower, ramparts and … Continue reading
