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Dordogne - Bastides, chateaux and walnuts
It took some superior problem solving to find our accommodation in Sarlat as the GPS didn't register the name or address at all. Finally, after a phone call, we wound our way up the hill above the town to the impressive old building that was set amongst the walnut trees and was once a monastery. The room was fittingly, almost monastically simple but still spacious and comfortable. Jean Luc and Martine are the hosts and I felt that perhaps Jean Luc was ...
Everywhere we look, a bloody castle!
... set up for tourists. This castle was purely for defensive purposes, where a lot of those we seen have been primarily been the family home of rich Barons and Lords. Chateaux Castlenaud is set as a working defensive castle and has an unbelievable display of weapons through the ages, from crossbows and catapaults, through to cannon. It is a little bit like a medieval "Sovereign Hill" with all sorts of activities in the summer months. sounds a bit daggy, but it ...
Prehistoric Cave Paintings
... bear, reindeer. There were also numerous human silhouettes.
Afterwards, we went to the Pole International de la Prehistoire, an exhibition about prehistoric man. We had fun with their interactive activity where we pretending we were anthropologists investigating an ancient grave. Given their skeletons and artifacts, we had to reconstruct the story behind these people. We had a little workbook and informative stations in order ...
Dordogne - Castenaud & grottes
... but shapes that change direction at random intervals & directions, become curtains, then back to linear shapes, ... Unfortunately, C had a massage booked in Sarlat, so ran out of time for the next leg - visiting troglodyte caves. Another thing to add to our next Dordogne trip list. (By the way, C loved her Thai massage). Decided to visit old town ...
Dordogne - Our 30th wedding anniversary
30 years today we were married at St Lucia, Brisbane! Doesn't seem nearly that long! Nathalie, our hostess, organized a small gathering with the other guests, on the terrace at Lys de Castelnaud. Had Mumm champagne we'd bought earlier & fruit liquors that Nathalie's husband makes (orange & walnut). Then in to La Roque Gageac to La Belle Etoile - recommended by Nathalie when I first booked the accomodation. Booked the restaurant as a surprise for our anniversary. Lovely ...
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