LOIRET

September 2013 

Two hundred miles south of Paris and right in the heart of the countryside this is, Loiret, one of the original Departments created during the French revolution.

A short walk to the chateau

This is exceptionally green countryside with quiet roads and small farms; flocks of sheep the shelter in fields bordered by lovely woods.  

These woods seem to stretch right up through the region to the area of Fontainebleau. This is a geography intersected by rivers and a canal system, originally built to transport wine up from the Loire vineyards.

Loiret en France 

Last week I was here the literally for day’s business; we stayed in a delightful Auberge arriving late because of the horrendous Paris traffic. The meal that evening was memorable, as was the company. The next morning I woke early to almost no sound through my window wide open.

After the bulk of our business was done

My colleague Andrew and I drove just a little way out of the village on the way to the office and stopped at the small elegant Château of Combreux.

A few hours later, the bulk of our business complete, me made a delightful lunch in another village Conflans sur Loing, close to the factory, an Auberge nestling up against the Church and the Marie.

Salut!