20 December 2017

Montrésor (nº 28)



Parting glances... Here are some things you might see when you walk around in Montrésor for a few hours. First, a knight, or at least a well-armed soldier. I guess the French word for knight — chevalier — is appropriate because...


...another thing you might well see is a cheval like this one. A horse was grazing along the south bank of the Indrois on the day in May when I was there in 2006.


And you'll of course see doors and windows. Des portes et des fenêtres. The door on the right would have to be in Touraine and date back to the time of Ronsard. Cueillez dès aujourd'hui les roses de la vie, he wrote. How many of us love to take photos of doors, windows, and shutters (volets) in French villages and towns? I raise my hand.


Like this one. I took close-up photos of the chain and lock on this door, but I'll spare you. The door surrounded by roses (above) and the door under the arch (left) are both in buildings that are part of the château complex. See below.

I still have a lot of photos that I've taken in Montrésor over the past 15 years and could post, but I'm going to start moving on. Maybe I should choose another town or village and do another series.

11 comments:

  1. Thank you, Ken, for this in depth voyage around one of the plus beau village de France.

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    1. Thanks CHM, and happy holidays to you. Hope skies are brighter and temperatures are warmer there than here.

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    2. So far, so good! Night and morning temperatures have been hovering around 32°F for the last two or three weeks, with some dusting of snow to remind us which season we are in, but also with bright sunny days!

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  2. How about Montrichard? Seems to me you have spoken quite favorably about it over the years.

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    1. Montrichard is a good idea, but I'm thinking about Chinon right now. We'll see.

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  3. I have thoroughly enjoyed the trip to Montresor over the past weeks. Thank you.
    A very merry Christmas to you both from the cold, wet north of England!

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    1. Thank you, Christina, and Merry Christmas to you from the cold and gray Loire Valley.

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  4. It is all so beautiful .. even the horse .. how perfect its markings are ! This has been lovely, seeing the "sights " with you :)
    Merry Christmas !

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    1. Merry Christmas to you too. We've done all our Christmas dinner shopping. Now we just have to enjoy Walt's birthday tomorrow and then onward and upward.

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  5. I raise my hand, too! I especially appreciate the photo with the doors with the wonderful iron strapping on the iron hinges.

    I vote yes on Chinon, too! We visited this summer, but didn't spend too much time in the town -- a little bit, though! Betsy and Doug will enjoy those -- I'll be sure they're watching, if you start with Chinon :)

    Judy

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  6. I would love to see another series on a chateau or town. The series makes me remember the place very well, or learn it, versus a one-time post which I enjoy but may not remember as well.

    Thanks for Montresor, Ken.

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