The tower of Pope John 22nd, directly adjacent to our hotel | Cahors The tower of Pope John 22nd, directly adjacent to our hotel | Cahors Église St-Barthélémy | Cahors Église St-Barthélémy | Cahors The doors of Cahors | Cahors … Read More
The great adventure | Ready to board! | München well-needed shut-eye | in a train Preparing for "landing" in Paris – 2 1/2 hours late! | Paris Werner's first – very quick – glimpses of the Seine | Paris The … Read More
Breakfast at the hotel was as strange as dinner had been the previous evening. We had to wait quite a while for our coffee and when eventually the wait-lady plunked our baguette down on the bare table (and mind you, … Read More
Oh how sad, our last day. Up and at ’em very early to catch the 6:30 train to Paris – although I don’t think either of us slept a wink. Once again very thankful that the hotel is across from … Read More
Since we had such a short distance to ride, we slept in and took our time getting ready. Our breakfast was ample and tasty but by far the most expensive of the trip (15€/person!). The high price was somewhat offset … Read More
We made it down to breakfast shortly after 8am. Once again, lovely homemade jams (apricot, kiwi-lemon and green tomato), excellent bread (crusty outside, soft inside), first-class coffee and a small pitcher of orange juice for each of us.After a stop … Read More
Once again, we didn’t exactly get an early start – it was 9:45 by the time we were ready to head out. Breakfast was definitely a step above that of the previous day: the bread and croissants were fresh from … Read More
Breakfast at Hotel Henry consisted of dry-as-a-bone bread, packaged jams and mass-produced croissants. Oh well, you can’t win ’em all…We didn’t get away until 9:15 and with stops at the boulangerie for water & snacks and a photo stop across … Read More
Despite our good intentions, we got started later than we’d hoped. On the way out of Cahors we stopped to take pictures of Pont Valentre and then followed the signage for the Véloroute Valée du Lot. It was nice to … Read More
Today we took the well-deserved opportunity to sleep in. By the time we breakfasted, packed and checked out it was 11:00. Since we had some time to kill before our train to Cahors, we headed to the bend in the … Read More