A CASTLE, DOMME & PACKING

Excellent dinner last evening prepared by chefs Bob and Karin, followed by a long night's sleep. 

Castlenaud Walkway

Roof tops of the town

Today, we set out to storm Castelnaud, a Medieval castle overlooking the Dordogne. Bob and I had seen it on our last trip here and had no interest in revisiting the interior(nor did Karin), but we wanted to enjoy the view. Sadly, our assault was rebuffed by the ticket-taker who demanded 9 Euros each to visit the castle, and only by paying this ransom could we enjoy the view. So, we retreated, with Bob snapping a photo of the Medieval town outside the castle gate, and I capturing him huddled with Karin as they explored alternative tactics.

Ahhhhhhhhh, The French!

The alternative selected was to capture the nearby town of

Domme, which was not fortified and afforded an excellent view of the valley below AND the river. Take THAT, Castelnaud! Who needs you? Once in Domme, we also found shops that yielded up a couple of items for Karin's store, and one for Bob's office. Excellent bounty for a successful siege.

Our next stop was to have been the gardens at Salignac-Eyvigues, which Pim had reccommened, but Suzanne routed us back through Sarlat, and then it being mid-afternoon and rain drops splattering the windshield, we decided to call a retreat, rest up for our final dinner in Sarlat, and draw up plans for our assault on London. Oh yeah, packing is necessary too!

Since tomorrow is a travel day with a drive to Bergerac, a late afternoon flight from Bergerac to Stansted Airport in London, a train from Stansted into the center of London, and then a taxi to the apartment, there may be no bulletins from the front lines until Friday.