The roofs on the Château de Fougères-sur-Bièvre are covered in ardoises (slate tiles). That and the intricacies of the roof lines are among the post-gothic, early renaissance features of the castle, according to Wikipedia.
The Olympics are finally over. The winter Olympics don't really interest me except for the occasional figure skating competition. The excitement of curling is too much for my delicate nerves. But more than that, the Olympics coverage pushes tennis tournaments off the tv schedule. Nonetheless, I have been able to watch the guys play in Marseille and Doha. One of the sports channels we get carried selected matches, so I wasn't deprived. This week we get the guys in Dubai. That's a big tournament (ATP 500 category). Even bigger is the first of the nine Masters 1000 events. It starts next week in Indian Wells, California (near Palm Springs). I'd like to attend that tournament one day. Probably should have done that while I was living in California.
I usually enjoy the winter olympics but this year’s multiple dramas (and nastiness) in the news caused me to lose interest. Tennis has never really excited me, although I do rank it above Curling.
ReplyDeleteThe exterior of the chateau needs beautification and the roughcast of the wall be redone!
ReplyDeleteDitto what Mitchell said.
ReplyDeletemitch, I started "playing" tennis when I was in high school in the 70s. I put that in quotes because, well, mostly I hit balls against walls. I tried playing again a time or two since then, even taking a tennis course at CCSF (adult education classes are wonderful). I played once with a guy I worked with in SF. His serve was so bizarre that all I could do was watch him and not the ball. He beat me terribly. The last match I had was with the guy who cut my hair in Glen Park. Talk about the gay games... Otherwise, I get my fix vicariously.
ReplyDeletechm, I'll add it to my to-do list. ;)
judy, there's always drama at the Olympics, it seems.