25 May-4 June
Our time in Orléans was with family and we didn't do much to write about, however, Orléans has remodelled the town centre in the last few years and that is worth writing about.
The cathedral has been cleaned, the tramways completed, the new railway station has come into use.
Finally the square with the statue of Joan of Arc has been completed and you don’t have to walk around the ever-changing detours. It’s very open and welcoming.
Four photos of the new Place du Martroi.
The newly-cleaned cathedral viewed from the tramlines on the Rue Jeanne d'Arc. Tramlines going both north-south and east-west were finally finished in 2012.
Tramways are often planted with grass, which looks great. The photo shows the tramway just near the railway station.
The new railway station, inaugurated in 2008, is very light and airy and escalators go from there to the shopping centre. Very handy.
And the médiathèque, dating from the mid-nineties and just along from the station is currently celebrating the 300th year of existence of a library in Orléans with a special exhibition of manuscripts, early books, maps and letters.
And for something completely different, there is always Memphis, specialising in burgers, mostly. And real American cheesecake, imported from the USA...
Our time in Orléans was with family and we didn't do much to write about, however, Orléans has remodelled the town centre in the last few years and that is worth writing about.
The cathedral has been cleaned, the tramways completed, the new railway station has come into use.
Finally the square with the statue of Joan of Arc has been completed and you don’t have to walk around the ever-changing detours. It’s very open and welcoming.
Four photos of the new Place du Martroi.
The newly-cleaned cathedral viewed from the tramlines on the Rue Jeanne d'Arc. Tramlines going both north-south and east-west were finally finished in 2012.
Tramways are often planted with grass, which looks great. The photo shows the tramway just near the railway station.The new railway station, inaugurated in 2008, is very light and airy and escalators go from there to the shopping centre. Very handy.And the médiathèque, dating from the mid-nineties and just along from the station is currently celebrating the 300th year of existence of a library in Orléans with a special exhibition of manuscripts, early books, maps and letters.And for something completely different, there is always Memphis, specialising in burgers, mostly. And real American cheesecake, imported from the USA...
Oh, and you can get TimTams in the local supermarket...
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