August 19, 2007 - Today, since it is Sunday, we were advised to go south and head to a bastide or two, (or 5) and see some local fetes which included demonstrations of old crafts and game tournaments. We thought this was a great idea but headed off West first, since some of the things we wanted to see didn’t start until 3 PM. So, we drove to Narac, one of the homes of Henry IV, who, it turns out, was a bit of a rabbit (their term, not mine!). Anyway, he had a really nice castle that we went to visit in the New City, after having lunch in the Old City. It seems the age differentiation is the Renaissance. Both were very picturesque and a good time was had. (Rereading this, I may sound
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