Toast, fries, and kisses: Everything is better French Nov 3, 2009
A friend who lives in a small village in the Loire River Valley did complain it took him an entire week to get a telephone properly installed in his early 18th-century house. I opted not to tell him I live 16 miles from the White House, and it has taken more than three weeks to get my cable supplier to fix a glitch and get all the telephones in my house working properly. (Christian Science Monitor)
Fantasy island Aug 29, 2009
Across the channel in Nantes, located on the Loire River, the old harbour has now morphed into Machines of Isle of Nantes ... The huge concrete-iron-and-steel warehouses were built early in the 20th century to house the metalworkshops of the Loire river shipyards. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Letters to the Pink Jul 20, 2009
If you go to France, go to the Loire River region (a must) and visit the chateau where Balzac was taken in by the owners, who let him stay there and just write, which he did in a bedroom at a table. Ricky Lacina. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Hospital paying homage to fallen heroes May 25, 2009
"He was killed along the Loire River in France. "He was in the infantry is all I know, and I am hoping to find things out. "So is Lang, who said Sterthaus will be included in the granite monument. NEWS MULTIMEDIA | ; DATADIRECT BUSINESS ; ; ; ; SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT & LIFESTYLE OPINION. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Rossmoor man's stint with French Resistance May 25, 2009
Kalan was smuggled across the Loire River and told his story to American officers. It took days of careful interrogation before the Americans believed him. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Bicycling France: The Loire Valley ... Mar 22, 2009
Four chateaux worth seeing are located along a roughly 100 mile stretch on the south side of the Loire River. It's a perfect route for a leisurely three day tour, allowing ample time to enjoy the sites while bicycling through the French countryside by day and bedding down at local hotels or B&Bs at night. (Suite101.com)
