27 April 2006

Too pooped to blog

Friends of ours from California who recently bought a house near St-Aignan were here last week, and other friends were here this week. It has been busy. I haven't had time to do much blogging, and that is not going to change much over the next few days.

I've been to the town of Loches two or three times this month, and I can't say enough good things about it. The shopping district is pleasant and busy. The surrounding area is beautiful. The medieval district, with a royal palace and an old fortified château, is fascinating.

Here are a few pictures I took in Loches on Tuesday.

The rooftops of the old town at Loches

Stained glass at the church in medieval Loches

Another window in the church

An architectural detail at the logis royal in Loches


More next week...

3 comments:

  1. Salut Ken !

    Oui, on vous a bien occupés ;-) J'ai adoré mon séjour en Touraine, et c'est toi, l'Américain, qui nous a fait découvrir nombre de belles choses, tant architecturales que naturelles !

    Tous ces paysages instillent la paix, la sérénité, et tous ces châteaux, qu'ils soient démesurés comme Chambord, ou à l'échelle humaine comme l'adorable château fortifié de Chemery (XIIIème/XVème siècles), manoirs, belles maisons anciennes, adorables lavoirs, etc. nous montrent que nos ancêtres savaient créer la beauté...

    Merci pour avoir partagé toutes ces merveilles avec nous, et nous avoir aussi bien accueillis ! Bises. Marie, la normande :-)

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  2. Great photos, Ken, I like the mascaron especially

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  3. Loches, that is about 20 minutes from you, n'est-ce pas?

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