There's a sand quarry on the Cher across from Saint-Aignan. Use caution — it's quicksand.
On the right, a rare crowd in Saint-Aignan. It was Bastille Day and people were following a parade.
The Grand Hôtel (link) was completely remodeled in 2020. It looks clean and comfortable these days.
I've heard the house on the right described as a Renaissance-era building, but I don't know if it's true.
On the left, the old Pâtisserie du Château. These days, it's also a bread bakery.
On the right, a 15th century house called La Prévôté that has been converted into an exhibit space.
Sables mouvants in Saint-Aignan! That’s the specialty of Mt Saint-Michel.
ReplyDeletePâtisserie du Château is closer to the church than it is to the chateau!
Are any more bakeries doing the weekly drive by/deliveries that you were getting several years ago?
ReplyDeleteNo, no bakeries in our area do drive-bys any more. There's a drive-by bakery service operating in a few villages just 5 miles east of us, however. We're sorry not to be able to buy fresh, good bread off the little truck several times a week, but we've adapted to the new realities. The bakery in Mareuil stii delivers bread and pastries to people with mobility or transportation isses if they order ahead of time or place a standing order.
DeleteHi Ken. We hope you and Walt are doing well. Thought I would share this regarding quicksand: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/quicksand-science-why-it-traps-how-to-escape
ReplyDeleteLike shown in movies, one cannot completely submerge in quicksand. Still would not be fun getting out of it!
Thanks Joel, hi to you and Lynn. Thanks for the link.
DeleteFrom the cinema, quicksand was something I was always afraid! If I ever get to Saint-Aignan, I will avoid sables mouvants! But that pâtisserie might be worth 'checking out'!!!
ReplyDelete"Moving sand" doesn't sound as scary as "quicksand." Like Mary, I've been scarred by depictions of quicksand...Lawrence of Arabia, for example. And a documentary with a demo--a trapped live person!--of the quicksand at Mont Saint-Michel.
ReplyDeleteI've seen people stand on the mud/sand flats around le Mont and move their legs and feet up and down so as to make them start sinking into the sand. I don't remember ever seeing anybody in more than knee deep, and they were always will other people who could pull them out if necessary.
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