Curiosities of Blois, part I !!!

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In my rounds in the Loire I stop again by Blois, nice beautiful town.  We came here by car from Brittany going around Nantes and then direction Angers, and finally heading down to Blois. First, to our hotel just South of Blois in St Gervais-la-Fôret, this is an area we like and have passed by and eaten in nearby restaurants before. Therefore, let me tell you about the curiosities of Blois, part I !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Well when I came with the family I chose the IKAR hotel part of my business trips chain Inter-Hotel, now part of the Fasthôtel chain, It is only 15 km from the castle at Saint Gervais La Forêt on the D956 road ; we came along the D33 road arriving on the back of the castle where the snack souvenirs store is located. The IKAR hotel is worth it.  Very nice typical French hôtels in and around quant towns of lesser known but equally nice in my Belle France.  Very nice welcome country ambiance, with free parking and restaurant breakfast and the rooms were adequate with a bit small bathroom and paper thin towels.  The rest was fine, and especially well located straight ahead into Blois.  The Fasthôtel on the Blois property: https://reservation.fasthotel.com/en/fasthotel-blois-h150.html

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We then hit Blois right on, been in town before we could quickly walk to the areas we like to see like the Castle or the Maison de Houdini magic house.  Climb the wonderful Escalier Saint Martin from the castle level to the city market below and pedestrian shopping streets, views of the castle exteriors from several angles, and the passing of Houdini museum was of course elementary. We enjoy the renovated Maison de la BD house of cartoons such as the webpage here:  http://www.maisondelabd.com/#

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And passing once again by the old Jacobins convent now the Muséum d’histoire naturelle  or museum of national history  more at the city tourist section of Blois here: https://www.blois.fr/en/attractive/remarkable/museum

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We enjoy seeing again the wonderful architecture of the hôtels d’Epernon and of Amboise on the square entrance to castle of Blois facing it to your left.  To be there on market day and/or  Christmas market is always  wonderful.

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And of course finish another visit with the family this time to Blois with its magical shopping streets and pretty train station or gare de Blois, where we park just in front in square Pasteur. The place Denis Papin with its steep mount !

The city of Blois on its heritage: https://www.blois.fr/en/attractive/remarkable

The local Blois-Chambord tourist office on Blois: https://www.bloischambord.com/planifier/nos-villes-villages/nos-villes-villages/blois-1538013

There you go folks, wonderful magical Blois, a must to visit in my belle France. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the curiosities of Blois, part I !!! as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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