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 lady in this office was so nice to us and got us tickets on the next train | Paris
Happy to be in France, in the TGV on the way to Bordeaux | in a train
Children love to play on the "mirror of water" | Bordeaux
The esplanade along the Garonne | Bordeaux
Cityscape from the waterfront | Bordeaux
The Esplanade des Quinconces is one of the largest "Place" in Europe | Bordeaux
The monument is dedicated to the Girondists who fell during the French Revolution | Bordeaux
The two columns at the entrance to the square date from 1829 and symbolize commerce and navigation | Bordeaux
| Bordeaux
This was an excellent bottle of wine! | Bordeaux
This was supposed to be a Caesar Salad - not the real thing, but it tasted good | Bordeaux
The Place de la Bourse is always lovely at night | Bordeaux
The "mirroir d'eau" by night | Bordeaux
Around Arcachon |
The Porte Saint-Eloi | Bordeaux
The tortoises sit right in the middle of Place de la Victoire | Bordeaux
The arch in the Place de la Victoire | Bordeaux
Yippee! We're happy to be in Arcachon | Arcachon
40 years later, Werner returns to the site of his first camping vacation in France | La Teste-de-Buch
Looking back into the Bay of Arcachon | La Teste-de-Buch
Our first (of many) sandwich picnic | Arcachon
"Our" beach | Arcachon
Without a beach umbrella, you were fried | Arcachon
| Arcachon
At low tide the swimming is really difficult | Arcachon
My appetizer | Arcachon
Shellfish extravaganza at the next table | Arcachon
Sunset over the Bay of Arcachon | Arcachon
Bergerac - Les Eyzies de Tayac |
Point of departure for out first long day of biking | Bergerac
We had been in such a hurry to catch our train that we wrapped up our breakfast and brought it along. | Bergerac
We pushed our bikes through the center of town and checked out the architecture | Bergerac
Our first Dordogne crossing | Bergerac
Roadside curiosity | Bergerac
| Saint-Germain-et-Mons
We enjoyed a short ride along this canal | Lalinde
We took a "drink and shade" pause in a little park | Lalinde
Mmmm... omelette with cepe mushrooms | Lalinde
Mr. Energy | Paunat
And then I made him stop to look at the view | Paunat
The view was truly magnificent | Paunat
Looking towards the confluence of the Vézère and the Dordogne | Paunat
Fluvial plain of the Dordogne | Paunat
| Paunat
Hot and sweaty, but the view is great! | Paunat
We finally reached a place where we could put our feet in | Limeuil
Happy to be near the water | Limeuil
The confluence: Vézère left, Dordogne right | Limeuil
| Limeuil
Our hotel, the Moulin de la Beune | Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
Top middle window was our room | Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
The resident duck family | Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
The hotel's restaurant | Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
| Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
Momorial to fallen soldiers | Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
The entry ahll with Cro Magnon footsteps | Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
View from the museum escarpements | Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
Looking down on the town | Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
The Vézère valley | Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
There were caves in every hillside | Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
Duck extravaganza | Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
The back entrance to the hotel, next to the mill | Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
The swimming hole | Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
The mill stream ended in this pond | Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
The nighttime son-et-lumière was fairly lame | Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
Les Eyzies - St. Léon de Vézère |
We stopped at the market to pick up picnic goods for lunch | Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
Foie gras geese | Tursac
Maosin Fort de Reignac - a lord built his house right into the cliff | Tursac
La Roque St. Cristophe - an open-air museum | Peyzac-le-Moustier
Our first "real" picnic | Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère
In the hour and a half we sat there, the lad on the left never got up the courage to jump in | Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère
Duck drama | Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
Les Eyzies - Tamnies |
We took a relatively short ride and refreshed ourselves in this public swimming hole | Tamniès
The water was crystal clear and the riverbed glistened with flecks of gold | Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
Yum - dinner at the village festival: grilled merguez, salad, fries, bread (gotta have bread w/fries!) and wine (for 1€ a cup) | Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
The dancing hadn't yet started | Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
All the locals turn out for the festival | Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
A few youths were playing "green monster" with the river flora | Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
Kayakers approach | Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
Part of the town festivities that day was a boules (bocce) tournament | Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
Enjoying a Pastis in the garden | Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
Les Eyzies - Souillac |
The route between Les Eyzies and Sarlat was hilly but scenic | Saint-André-d'Allas
Arrival in Sarlat | Sarlat-la-Canéda
Sarlat soldier's memorial | Sarlat-la-Canéda
This was a completely new message for me | Sarlat-la-Canéda
Mmmm... produce from the region | Sarlat-la-Canéda
More local products | Sarlat-la-Canéda
After several minutes on the busy main road, we were happy to find the bike trail | Sarlat-la-Canéda
And it was a very pretty 22km trail | Carsac-Aillac
An oak-allee | Carsac-Aillac
We rode by this picturesque village | Carsac-Aillac
And even rode through this tunnel | Calviac-en-Périgord
| Calviac-en-Périgord
Shortly after we arrived we had a late lunch in the garden | Lanzac
The results of a strenuous bike ride, heat, and a couple of glasses of wine | Lanzac
The morning fog over the Dordogne | Lanzac
Everyday necessities | Lanzac
We took the bus to Sarlat for the day | Carsac-Aillac
This was one of the less-crowded streets | Sarlat-la-Canéda
The cathedral was simple but lovely | Sarlat-la-Canéda
| Sarlat-la-Canéda
Stained glass patterns in the Sarlat Cathedral | Sarlat-la-Canéda
La Lanterne des Morts (Lantern of the Dead) | Sarlat-la-Canéda
Cool stuff in this antique store | Sarlat-la-Canéda
Nice mirror, eh? | Sarlat-la-Canéda
The city market hall | Sarlat-la-Canéda
Since we didn't have to ride in the afternoon, we could drink wine at lunch. Yippee! | Sarlat-la-Canéda
The view from my seat | Sarlat-la-Canéda
My favorite salad | Sarlat-la-Canéda
Fairly expensive knives... | Sarlat-la-Canéda
Very expensive antique knives | Sarlat-la-Canéda
Looks good enough to eat | Sarlat-la-Canéda
Fresh spices at the farmers' market | Sarlat-la-Canéda
This poor guy was really suffering the in the heat | Lanzac
Yet another divine picnic | Lanzac
Who could resist that friendly face? | Lanzac
Souillac - Aillac - Souillac |
The Dordogne shortly before St. Julien de Lampon | Saint-Julien-de-Lampon
Thank God the bakery was still open so that we could buy bread | Calviac-en-Périgord
The smell of freshly irrigated corn fields reminded me of life on the farm | Sainte-Mondane
A the top of a really mean hill was little village with their communal oven and roasting spit | Veyrignac
At the top of a really mean hill was little village with their communal oven and roasting spit | Veyrignac
Happy to have reached our picnic spot | Carsac-Aillac
View to the right | Carsac-Aillac
Leftovers from the previous evening - still tasty | Carsac-Aillac
The Dordogne, shallow but swift | Carsac-Aillac
It was about 98 degrees (37C) and we stopped at every possible shady spot | Calviac-en-Périgord
Just making sure we drink enough liquids | Calviac-en-Périgord
| Lanzac
We stopped at the big supermarket and bought gourmet-deli picnic items. Yum!! | Lanzac
Did I mention that the B&B has a private chapel? | Lanzac
The inner courtyard of Le Prieuré | Lanzac
Werner always smiles when he can have coffee and croissants | Lanzac
The breakfast room | Lanzac
Yes, that's a bee in there | Lanzac
The house was filled with interesting art and artifacts | Lanzac
We spent an hour or so relaxing at the local swimming hole in the morning before we left for Cahors | Lanzac
The three ways up to Le Prieuré all involve a hill | Lanzac
Le Prieuré | Lanzac
Werner studied all of the real estate listings | Souillac
Our reward for the hot train ride to Cahors | Cahors
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