A relatively short day took us from Sully-sur-Loire to Orleans, a city that was saved from the English by Joan of Arc. The cycle path was amazingly smooth and we had the wind behind us, so it felt effortless as we sailed along the riverside. We first stopped by a Benedictine abbey, where a Sunday service was being held, and passed by fields of sunflowers along the way to Orleans, where we arrived early and walked into the city centre. This is a very bicycle-friendly city and the cycle path took us right into the city centre. They also have a bicycle hire system in the city and it only costs a euro or two to get on the bikes, which can be left at any of the other stations. It was very quiet, with hardly any traffic, until a parade of veteran cars entered the road up to the cathedral, blearing their horns and waving to passers by.
The view to our hotel from the square opposite showing the bicycle station.
Some of the cars that were part of the rally. the drivers and passengers also dressed in old clothes for the day.
Jeanne d'Arc (in the city centre and near the cathedral)
Orleans cathedral in the background.
My favorite, an Austin.
Orleans cathedral in the late evening light as we headed back to our hotel
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Location:Rue de Lauricard,Blois,France
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