Today we went Crest, a small village that is famous for the Crest Tower which boasts the highest keep (think medieval castle) in all of France. Unfortunately, when we got there, Lori had some urgent business to take care of (sitting in the centre ville at a terrace listening to live jazz and reading her book) so the rest went way way way waaaaaayyyyyyyy up the stairs and enjoyed the view. We were lucky to arrive in Crest on a market day, so we wandered around all of the various stalls (cheese, meat, seafood, baked goods, olives, lavender, fresh pastas, nougat,more cheese, goat cheese, honey products, tons of fresh produce, cheese and more!) We bought some local dried sausage, and a bunch of baked goodies (sablés, homme suisse, dame blanche, pain). All yummy and not as
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