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Le Puy, Aurilliac and the Gendarmes
... time on our trip our hosts are cooking for us and provide a 4 course traditional dinner. First up was zucchini and tomato soup - very nice. Now if I was to see Sausages and Lentils on a menu it would probably be the last thing I would order, however this is what was for main and it was surprisingly good. Le Puy is famous in France for its lentil production and is the mainstay of dishes of the area. Some cheeses from the area were next and the meal culminated with ...
WOW
Our planning certainly paid off.
The next part of our trip, now heading back northwards towards Saint Flour, was the best yet. Anyone coming into this area, the D9 and D983 and also the N106 this is an absolute must. I think, sitting on the back of Ruby I took over a good 200 pictures of the scenery, approx 3,750ft up. The roads were good, sometimes twisty, up and down and every corner presented a new amazing view. Certainly to be recommended on ...
An unexpected bonus
... the official opening was followed by a parade past the town hall and many camps were set up in small squares around the town and in the main gardens. On the Thursday morning a market was being set up and many school groups were coming through to look at the sights, participate in medieval games, and generally having ...
Cheese and Wine on the Pilgrim Trail
... to ponder along the slow landscape and quiet periods of this walk and the next Spanish section that we are about to undertake to do the final leg to Santiago may well be from Paulo Coelho's book “The Pilgrimage” the important thing is not the finding of yourself, but what do you intend to do with that knowledge, after you’ve found it?...............yeah that question should keep us going for a while.
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Table for two?
... walk round the town, which was just clearing up after some sort of celebration. The streets were full of pink and white paper heart shaped confetti, there were the remnants of the band sitting down in the square for a drink... lots of people having a jolly good time, the local unfortunate and a few random dogs.
There were not many bistros, but we chose the one in the square and walked in for supper.
"Table for two please?"
A rather surly chap ...
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