TOURS

[Lehaut]

Just come back from few days in Tours. Wanted to try out our new bike rack and do some cycling alongside another part of the Loire and the Cher.  Hired an apartment in the old part of town.  Dickensian would be a good description of the view from the bedroom window!  Was a little surprised by the number of SDFs in the streets.  And at night, sleeping with the windows open as it was warm, the noise in the streets went on until the early hours of the morning - well after the cafes etc had shut.  The streets were water cleaned during the early morning.

On one afternoon a screaming match of epic proportions started in the building below.  A young woman and man were going at it hammer and tongs.  Went on for about 20 mins, ending in hysterical sobbing.  Not something we are used to and caused us to debate when one should call the police!

Oh and it rained on the cycle rides 🙂

 

 

[Loiseau]

Doesn’t sound like the Tours so often recommended by albf!

i spent a month there in the summer of 1958; it seemed pretty quiet then…

[Lori]

41 minutes ago, Lehaut said:

On one afternoon a screaming match of epic proportions started in the building below.  A young woman and man were going at it hammer and tongs.  Went on for about 20 mins, ending in hysterical sobbing.  Not something we are used to and caused us to debate when one should call the police!

This was a regular occurrence when we lived in an apartment in Paris.  Drove us crazy.  And we too were never really sure when you are supposed to call the police. 

[ssomon]

We drove through Tours just after the main bridge had collapsed

 

There was a diversion to cross the river by a temporary bridge, which was a shambles, and it was pretty scary to see the collapsed bridge we had driven over so many times.

Tours was on our usual route from Spain to UK, but the next time we went through the main road and bridge had become mostly bus lane, so that through traffic was restricted to one lane on each side, partly blocked with parked cars, and with multiple traffic lights.

Nowadays we avoid driving through there by taking the A20 to Vierzon, then using N- and D- roads through Blois to Le Mans. A much nicer journey.

Edited September 3 by ssomon
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[alittlebitfrench]

What ?

They are repairing all the bridges. Nothing has collapsed…I would here it. I live 30 seconds from the A10.

You are safe my friends.

Daughter spends most of her days with her friends in the city centre and says it is full of British peeps speaking British. And many EU friends from across the EU. Speaking English. 

Tours…best city in France. By far.

Nantes…not so much. Lol.

Anyone gone to a football match in Nantes recently? 😀