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Limoges and the Rain
... shut down between 12 and 2 pm and sometimes up to 3 pm. The lady in the Patisserie in Pierre Buffiere kindly stayed open long enough for us to get some lunch - we lunched at the local town square statue. These French sweets are pretty bloody awesome. We then headed on our way. Next stop is Salers rated as one of the prettiest towns in southern France, is also recognised for its cattle production and similarly has a breed of cattle named after it. The area being nestled ...
A little bit closer to home.......
... by a very friendly golden lab that speaks English. I know this because when he saw that I had a biscuit he sat when I asked him to. He is a little overweight, may be he knows sit in a number languages......the Chateau I have to say is a little surprising. Owned by a rather eccentric Frenchman. Very typical French Chateau on the outside, and what you would expect in the main foyer and upstairs landing. But our room? Wow, that's another story. I'm thinking ...
Moving on.....
... t mentioned the road side stops in France yet so I will today. We are sitting in one now having afternoon tea, I'm having an espresso and a chocolate brownie with a raspberry coulis, Roger had a raspberry shortcake. This is nothing like what you get in Australia. Wipe all thoughts of the BP on Geelong road out of your mind. These stops stand as testimony to the seriousness of lunch (and food, in general) in this country. A full smorgasbord is set up every day ...
A lazy day
... think we might even go back into Paris proper for a few hours as we don't fly out til Sunday morning. We're booked at the airport Hilton for Saturday night so it should all work out well. Roger has booked a Chateaux for us to stay in, looks pretty good on the website! Back from lunch now and it was just a bit like spending a few hours with Cybil Fawlty - no other the similarities though! When we walked in we were seated at ...
LE CANTAL, LE PLUS BEAU PAYS DU MONDE ?
... br> On peut regretter aussi que bon nombre de producteurs de lait du Cantal se soient laissés acheter leur production par le groupe industriel toulousain "3A". La fabrication du fromage en est affectée, évidemment, ainsi que ce qui a trait à l'emploi des personnels. Les producteurs du Jura qui ont utilisé le réseau des "fruitières" semblent s'en trouver bien.
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