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THE PAST TEN DAYS IN SOUTHERN FRANCE…
Oct. 16- Good-byes at Chateau (tears for Joni). We drive south and watch the temperature rise on the GPS screen in the car. J Arrive in Aix-en-Provence late afternoon- beautiful…except for the traffic. Take a walk around town. Rue Mirabeau is lovely. Chip has a sore throat. Nice dinner at local haunt recommended by hotel concierge.
Oct. 17- Decide to drive to ...
Dordogne - Bastides, chateaux and walnuts
... each type; the duck, the walnut and the cepe (mushroom) - full of fat and flavour, rich and juicy. We collected our baguette, some ripe, sweet tomatoes and a slice from the huge round of cheese. For dessert we bought a slice of the pistachio and almond nougat which is cut off a huge round, bundt cake shaped block. It is chewy and delicious. (None of this is fattening because it's French). I also picked up some little, sweet biscuits from the Muslim girl ...
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
... are highly restricted and have been decreasing over time; there's rumours that it won't be long until the public cannot visit these caves in order to preserve them. CO2 levels also limit how many people can be admitted on a daily basis. We were able to get tickets for Font de Gaume and Font de Combarelles.
Our 10:30 tour at Font de Gaume had 8 visitors. It is the last place where visitors can still see colour paintings. ...
Dordogne - Castenaud & grottes
Last full day. What to do?! Must see Castenaud according to other guests, & C wants to see 'grottes' (caves). Start with Castelnaud. C had wanted to walk, but accepted we needed to get our skates on. Lucky, as the walk to the village would have been fine, but the climb up to the castle would have been a killer! Castle very interesting to me - full of weapons, ...
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