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Day 37 - Sarlat-la-Canéda
Today we are off to visit the Dordogne region of France – supposedly has some of the prettiest villages in all France. We left after breakfast and continued with our struggle to drive on the other side of the road – it is not as easy as you might think.
The countryside was pretty with Autumn colours everywhere, and yes, we …
Day 38 - Sarlat-la-Canéda
Today is Saturday and Liz is excited because there is a market in Sarlat and even the main street is closed to traffic. We had a nice breakfast and then trekked down the slope again and into town. The market is huge! The entire main street is full of stalls and they extend past the ends and into the newer parts of the town. There are also stalls …
THE PAST TEN DAYS IN SOUTHERN FRANCE…
... Vaison-la-Romaine to our B&B. Gorgeous old Provence hill town. Climb to castle for views of Mont Ventoux (Tour de France fame). Pizza dinner.
Oct. 19- Scenic drive/Côte de Rhone wine tasting tour of the area. Chip not at all well so breaks into antibiotics & Prednisone he got from doctor at home before trip. Back to B&B early p.m. Chip sleeps; Joni goes ...
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 ...