Today we shopped at the open air market in Domme, a hill-
top village that overlooks the Dordogne River. We ended up buying fresh strawberries, a bottle of Chateau Novieres, a 2009 wine from the Cahors region, a round of Cabeacou goat cheese, a baguette, and a piece of walnut cake.
Then we stopped at La Roque-Gageac, a village built into the side of a limestone cliff that has been occupied since the 10th century. It too overlooks the Dordogne River, that flows gently by.
Finally, we stormed the Chateau de Castelnaud, a Medieval fortress with the best views of the river.
How beautiful and peaceful the area is now, especially on such a warm, sunny day, but everywhere the buildings and grounds are pocked with reminders of wars and violent death.
Again, we dined at our country inn. The evening was warm, the patio empty. Perhaps it was the Cahors wine (which I can drink without getting headaches the way I do in the US), but I cannot remember a more delicious, delightful meal. Local cheese on a baguette, a piece of cold mushroom pizza, fresh strawberries with walnut cake, a lemon tart, and a walnut tart. A stroll down the back road to yet another vista over the Lot River and manicured farmlands helped ease us to a night of restful sleep.
Then we stopped at La Roque-Gageac, a village built into the side of a limestone cliff that has been occupied since the 10th century. It too overlooks the Dordogne River, that flows gently by.
Finally, we stormed the Chateau de Castelnaud, a Medieval fortress with the best views of the river.
How beautiful and peaceful the area is now, especially on such a warm, sunny day, but everywhere the buildings and grounds are pocked with reminders of wars and violent death.
Again, we dined at our country inn. The evening was warm, the patio empty. Perhaps it was the Cahors wine (which I can drink without getting headaches the way I do in the US), but I cannot remember a more delicious, delightful meal. Local cheese on a baguette, a piece of cold mushroom pizza, fresh strawberries with walnut cake, a lemon tart, and a walnut tart. A stroll down the back road to yet another vista over the Lot River and manicured farmlands helped ease us to a night of restful sleep.
