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Travel Blogs from Le Bugue
Dordogne - Bastides, chateaux and walnuts
... top of a ridge of the mountain and had stunning views of the valley and the Dordogne River, both ways. The inhabitants of Domme must have felt some sympathy with those early people who believed the earth was flat and warned of sailing off the edge. The mostly flat town precinct of the world of Domme finished with a cliff drop at the edge of the town to the valley far, far below but there was a very solid stone wall to prevent toppling from Domme. It was ...
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!
... really good insight into how life must have been. We are a bit over castles, that's why we went with the garden theme today, but it was well worth it. It was interesting drive here though, nearly got cleaned up by a semi- trailer coming down a very steep, narrow and curvy road, while we were going up. Of course he couldn't fit around the bend so he cut the corner, missed me by about 3 cm's Roger says, I had my eyes closed and was just about sitting in ...
Prehistoric Cave Paintings
... that they were working with primitive materials and without flashlights. There were efficient too - re-using curves from one animal for another, superimposing their drawings.
There were only 5 of us for the 2:15 tour at Fort de Combarelles. These engravings were incredibly detailed, but without colour as water has washed away the paint over time. The variety of animals seemed greater here: wooly rhino, mammoth, ...
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 ...
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- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Free parking