It is interesting how different a place you know quite well can look when you change your viewpoint.
Preuilly sur Claise
The eastern end of the abbaye, and the "new" bridge over the Claise.
This house is for sale. Very cute, but I think it may be a money pit - even more so that our house!
Simon
*Whenever I type this, I sing The Who song of a similar name to myself. Yes, I know it is pronounced differently, but it amuses me...
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Just a note to let you know how much I enjoy my visits to your blog. There is something both etherial and permanent about these villages. Each time I see them I picture myself watching the passing scene while sitting under the plane trees sipping coffee and having a chocolate croissant.
Thanks for your comments, John. I too, picture myself sitting under the plane trees, sipping coffe. One day - when I have the house finished!
Simon
The area to the east of the chateau is certainly very interesting and the terrain looks man made. I have a memory (not always reliable!) of seeing it marked on a map as La Garenne. If I am correct then part of the answer at least would be that it was probably the site of the Rabbit Warren for the chateau. Warrens were once a very important and jealously guarded source of fresh meat not available to the peasantry and was one of the numerous grievances that helped fuel the French Revolution.
Jill and John
You're right - and I actually took a photo of the map concerned with the intention of blogging about it! (It's the one on front of La Poste) I hadn't made the connection with rabbits, but it is where my rabbit photos come from so the association continues.
Haven't got around to it yet, but this may just prove to be the spur I need.
Simon
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