Blogs from Périgueux, Aquitaine, France, Europe

Dianne says I decided we should go to Périgueux, one of the cities mentioned in the Bruno, Chief of Policeseries, but I am not sure why that it was chosen. It is the smallest centre we have stayed in. When we arrived, we had our first day of rain this whole trip. We had a few sprinkles before but this was actual rain. Luckily, the walk to the Airbnb was pretty straightforward and we weren’t that wet upon our arrival. Walkabouts were in order and we found our usual supply of churches, city hall and government buildings, as well as lots of old buildings. The cathedral was a lot bigger that we would have expected in a town of only 25,000 or so people. Interesting styling too. One of the first things I noticed ... read more

Woolly says – The weeks were flying past and with the temperatures dropping sharply we had moved into a warm and snug caravan which other than having to share with Jo and Zoe was wonderful. The glamping tents stand empty so my supervision duties now include apple picking and walnut collecting as well as setting up a new run for chickens. As the house for the chicken folk became ready Jo came up with the ridiculous idea of walking the chickens to their new home, how stupid can you be! I thought it was an eggcellent idea as every time we go to feed them they follow us, how could it fail? Woolly says – I sat watching the humans gather buckets and feeders together and discussing the merits of walnuts versus pistachios with Jerry the ... read more

Périgueux, a bimilenar Passear por cidades europeias é, na grande maioria dos casos, um sinônimo de passear pela história. Em maior ou menor escala, há sempre uma igreja histórica a ser visitada, um determinado palácio, um conjunto de casas representativas de um certo estilo arquitetônico e um sem-número de monumentos repletos de histórias para contar. Geralmente as capitais são as mais famosas e mais procuradas, pela concentração de atrações que dispõem (vide Paris, Roma, Londres...), mas a verdade é que os caminhos do interior também guardam belas surpresas, na grande maioria das vezes desconhecidas para nós, brasileiros – por acaso alguém já ouviu falar de Périgueux? Pois bem, Périgueux é a capital do departamento da Dordogne (vizinho da Gironde), e um verdadeiro museu a céu aberto: para os que preferem história antiga, há inúmeras ruínas romanas; ... read more

So we applied at over 100 vineyards, or chateaux, figuring we'd find work right away. However, it turned out we were about a week late for the whites picking season and a week early for the reds, so most people replied that their 'equipe' was already complete. We wanted to wait one more day (Tuesday) just in case an offer came through and this is where the great trek for a bed began! The hotel we were at was full for that night, so we tried the one next door, and the one down the street, and the one around the block, the one near the train station ... (you get the idea). We came to the conclusion that we needed to get out of the big city to find a cheap hotel to wait in ... read more