Ferme de Tayac
Travel Blogs from Les Eyzies-de-Tayac
THE PAST TEN DAYS IN SOUTHERN FRANCE…
... their sons works for the railroad, and the other is a percussionist in the Paris Philharmonic Orchestra. She was so excited to learn that we are both musicians, and in particular that I am a percussionist. She and her husband play the saxophone every Friday night in a community band. This band has a summer exchange program with the Blue Lake Music Camp in Michigan, where ...
Dordogne - Bastides, chateaux and walnuts
... medieval castle, very dark and and severe. The village itself was where some of the movie, 'Chocolat' was filmed but sadly we didn't catch a glimpse of Juliette Binoche.
Despite visiting so many castles, chateaux and fortresses, we enjoyed every one and never felt ho- hum about any. Always, we were moved by the amazing feats of construction and the conditions the people experienced in their lives. I marvelled at every set of stone steps worn in the ...
The Valley of Wines
Saying a farewell to Simon our host at Limoges, we set off down the motorway south heading towards Limoges initially, calling in to the Limoges HD Shop. Bry's work colleague had been in the week before and they had remembered him, small world.
From there we finally took the road along the Dordogne towards Bergerac. Wow, some stunning scenery and gorgeous old towns and medieval ...
Everywhere we look, a bloody castle!
... I had stopped!,) am sitting in a cafe now at Chateaux Castlenaud, enjoying walnut cake and coffee, am watching a couple whole are touring France in a rather unusual way, by donkey. They have I unsaddled/unpacked him while they have a coffee. I thought he was one of the props here as he was tied up to the door of the toilets!, I have quite comfortably embraced the French approach to public toilets, which in most cases is one room, cubicles on one side, ...
Prehistoric Cave Paintings
... white canneloni beans).
We woke up super early to get in line for the nearest caves. I had tried to get advance tickets months earlier, but they were sold out until 2013. However, there are a small number of first come, first serve tickets released at the start of each day. We were 4th and 5th in line at 7:45, with around 40 people in line by the time it opened at 9:30. Only about the first 10 of us would get tickets. ...
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Amenities
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Swimming pool
- Free parking