Deltour Hotel Cahors

On est parti d'Aurillac pour aller visiter Rocamadour. C'est un ''village'' célèbre puisqu'il est construit en hauteur directement sur la falaise. Dans l'église ya un des murs qui est directement la roche brute (j'ai pas pris de photo puisqu'il pratiquait la choral de Noel et il était en plein installation des décorations....deux jours avant noe...

Arrived here after dark last night and managed to find a spot right on the river. It rained all night so we didn't venture out of the Scoobs.

This morning the weather was much better so we headed to the town square to check out the weekly market. It was buzzing with activity and people gossiping... there were also the biggest mushrooms ...

Better prepared this time with all our wet weather gear. This hamlet was also perched on the side of a cliff.... and the people were much more friendly.... and there were shops open, even better we met another Australian couple to chinwag to while we enjoyed a lovely hot chocolate when the rain started again.

Most of the time though th...

This village clings to the side of a cliff. We first saw it in an articule in the TNT magazine in London.

It is another stop on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compestela. It has a famed image of a Black Madonna which is reputed to be responsible for many miracles.

From a distance this village is spectacular. We parked som...

We've moved on a bit since I last wrote!

Friday 29th May saw us in the outskirts of Rome, we travelled into the centre on the great double-decker trains through landscape filled with roman ruins. 2 days is of course not nearly enough time in Rome but we managed to see most of the major sites. Leny, I'm sorry but we didn't get to say hel...

No problems with the car, a small Citroen C4 diesel. Goes very well and extremely economic. Leo got the GPS up and running and before we knew ourselves we were on our way to our friends Yaelle and Oliviers home in a hamlet, Gironde, near the village of Cours, which in turn is described as near Cahors in the Department Lot. Brilliant countryside....

Upon leaving my lovely villa, I returned to a charming, affordable hotel near the train station in Cahors, and explored that medieval town of 21,000 a bit better. The cathedrals, the 700 year old fortified Pont Valentre, and more winding streets, farmers markets and promenades along the Lot in the warm summer sun made for a delightful August.

hey everyone. obviously this isnt a solo voyage, so to give you more of a rounded take on our journey, im going to post jeff's thoughts. love trae dear beautiful People: greetings from very far away! it has been more than a week since i last got to sit down in front of a computer, and i cannot say how lovely it is to find so much love in my inbo...

The train ride from Paris to Cahors was long and uneventful. I could actually feel it getting warmer the more south I travelled. I can´t tell you how nice this was after a few chilly nights in Paris. People think that because I am from Canada I am immune to getting cold but it's not true. I am not used to the cold nor do I like it JUST because I...

June 12
It was a long bus ride to Rocamadour. We stopped at a porcelain factory on the way and saw artisans making different items. I bought a plate for my mom there. We finally arrived and were let loose to walk around. My friend Brian and I went shopping and bought hand grenade cigarette lighters. That night we had dinner at the hotel and s...