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Dordogne - Bastides, chateaux and walnuts
... hedge were created in fantastic swirls and rounded shapes all fitting together. Lunch at the cafe, of Salade de Jardins with lettuce, tomato, egg, emanthal cheese, walnuts and apple was fresh and tasty. We had a white wine with it and then shared a rhubarb tart with rhubarb sherbert. I found out that the little pink flowers we see wild everywhere through the forests and gardens are tiny cyclamens.
The Chateau at Beynac gave the best sense of being ...
The Valley of Wines
... church bells ringing out across the town.
After a couple of Leffe Ruby beers and a steak we walked back to the hotel. I couldn't manage the blog, I was exhausted, so decided I would do it today instead.
I am sure other than a couple of people in the HOG, this is just disappearing into the www and not being read, but I am enjoying writing it....so will continue on
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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
... explained that these prehistoric artists used three methods: engraving, painting, and utilizing the natural form of the rock. The paintings here date back 14,000 years. Other than a few handprints, all of the representations were of animals (horse, reindeer, bison). You feel oddly connected to these prehistoric people in this narrow, dark and damp cave. They were able to make remarkably detailed depictions of the animals, especially if ...
Dordogne - Castenaud & grottes
... but shapes that change direction at random intervals & directions, become curtains, then back to linear shapes, ... Unfortunately, C had a massage booked in Sarlat, so ran out of time for the next leg - visiting troglodyte caves. Another thing to add to our next Dordogne trip list. (By the way, C loved her Thai massage). Decided to visit old town ...