Have a good weekend everyone. Bon week-end à tous.

You could be sitting in Place Plumereau in Tours, like us last Friday - still lovely in October.

Thursday's 'taken in Touraine'...the Donjon at Loches

 Stark,yet add a view from the gardens and the Donjon takes on a softer appearance,

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Wednesday for windows...in Loches.

Some of the interesting windows of Loches.

 

Tuesday for towns...Langeais

 

Before taking our Scottish friends to Chateau Villandry last week we made a detour to the chateau town of Langeais for a drive over one of our favourite bridges and for lunch in the town. 

We had a stroll through the town with a quick look at the church before lunch,a visit to the chateau was not on the menu for today.

Monday's chateau...Chateau de Villandry and being a tour guide.

I have decided to feature last weeks visit from Rab and Julie this week as it had me out and about as a tour guide again. Choosing which of the Loire Valley chateaux to visit first an be difficult as they all offer something different. For their first chateau visit I took them to Chateau Villandry. Pauline and I have of course visited many times before so we let them have a look around the inside while I took even more photos of the gardens.

The beautiful spell of weather we are haing made it a pleasure!

I just about managed to catch them on the roof terrace.

They enjoyed their visit a lot...as you can tell!

Mon banc dominical / My Sunday Bench...in Tours

Looking onto the 'Façade du Palais de Beaune Semblançay' which is all that remains of a once grand private mansion destroyed during WWII bombing of the city. the facade is hidden away behind Rue Nationale (a passageway at No28 will get you there) in Jardin De Beaune-Semblançay. 

You can read more about this and its 'nomadic fountain' here.

Le Grand-Pressigny...in the pink!

We were with friends yesterday for the 'October Rose' walk (12k) in Le Grand-Pressigny to raise breast cancer awareness and funds for Cancer Research.

The village was well decked out in pink on what was a lovely October day.

They had a fun warm up before the start.

Above pic by Nicole Crawford.

We headed over the metal bridge and up into the countryside to the north of the village.

The walk back to the village took us through the chateau which is always a hit with the walkers.

The ladies were all presented with a rose as they passed through the pink gate at the finish of the walk - nice touch!

Saturday on the streets of Touraine...Pl. du 14 Juillet in Langeais.

 Place du 14 Juillet in Langeais.

Magic moments...

 

Some magic moments with friends - 

1st October garden party here in France.

Great set of pics, by our friend Alison. 

Monday's chateau...

Monday's chateau...golden autumnal morning glow on Chateau de La Guerche