Did you say trams? Well I know of at least one person who would be all over your blog now!

Here's a picture of a cat so that my blog becomes popular on the internet.

Happy now?

This is the cathedral just round the corner from me:

The bridge over the Loire at Tours that the trams and cars go over:

Faded grandeur:

But wait, there's more!

Dave and Andy have asked me to take some photos of trains for their website. I protested that my camera's not very good and that I'm a rubbish photographer. Anyway, against my will here are some tram-related photos. There seems to be just one long track, stretching as far as …

Every morning we stand in a queue for water at the pump...

The Romeo and Juliette style balcony just outside my front door.

Looking back, this photo was taken at the time I stepped in a huge dog turd.

This is a monument built by Americans to thank the French …

My friend Andy challenged me to solve the Langford Kebab puzzle. I'm not clever enough to work it out, so I wrote a computer program to work it out by brute force.

Bought a big bottle of cognac because that's what they always drink in Balzac. I'm in Balzac country now. I don't even like cognac.

Stopped off on the way back for a limonade. It's the same price as a pression. Talking of booze prices, the price of whisky is about …

I'm feeling sad. Can't concentrate to read a book. It's a passing thing, and I'll feel silly at writing it later on.

The awkward turtle has seen plenty of action. Knowing only a small amount of French seems to guarantee that I generate at least one profoundly awkward moment during …

I'm a fan of Murray Head's One Night In Bangkok. As an aside a cherished memory I have is of travelling in the back seat of the car with my uncle driving, aunt in the passenger seat and brother next to me. We were listening to this song on the …

Claire sent me this photo of a loo with a washbasin on top. I assume that the water from the basin fills the cistern. That's a brilliant idea.

The Hydrogen Sonata was one of the books I picked up from the library to read on holiday. I read bits now and again, but didn't find myself engaged with it for some reason. Then, in the last quarter of the book I began to feel excited about it. It …