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Waking up to a gloomy morning was not in the plans at all, but then gloomy days are never planned for. On the other side of the world our twin grandsons have probably ripped into their presents as part of their first birthday celebrations and how we wish we could have been there to see all the action.
Today we planned to visit Cahors, another medieval town south of Beynac, and we hoped the weather would improve. Before any of this could happen a most important date had to be made at the local hairstylist. Fortunately there was a free slot right then so one who needed a haircut was about to experience a French haircut by someone who couldn’t speak English. The one who didn’t need a cut headed off for some photo shots of the town. Our daughter had been researching the town and its association with the film – Chocolat. Some of it was filmed here and seeing the boats travel along the river it is easy to imagine Johnny Depp at the helm.
It wasn’t long before a very stylish person was parading the streets of Beynac with a very nice haircut. We were now ready for
a drive to Cahors. With a cloudy morning we decided to drive with the glass roof screen rolled back and let in the light. Oh what luxury. The French know how to design their cars. Even the headlights come on automatically if it gets a bit gloomy.
When we reached Cahors we found an underground carpark on the site of a Roman amphitheatre. The few remaining remnants of the ruins were carefully preserved. Arriving in Cahors early afternoon meant many shops were shut and as the weather was turning nasty we decided the boot lunch would have to be a hotel room dinner and we found a pizzeria open.
We had read about Cahors and had it on our must see list but our minds were blank and couldn’t remember what was there to see. The kind young man at the pizzeria gave us a brochure and off we went to the old city. The Cathedral St. Etienne was built in 1119. It is said to have one of the biggest cupolas over the nave in France. The other highlight was seeing the famous fortified bridge, Pont Valentre, over the River Lot. It is a magnificent structure. By chance we
took a photo of a house that Henry IV slept in for one night after besieging and capturing the town in 1580. Having spent a few hours in Cahors it was time to retrace our steps for our last night in Beynac, a place we will remember for a while.
We see road signs advising us of leaping deer. Yesterday a small deer emerged from the trees, looked at us, and then bounded across the road in front of us and disappeared into the trees. The moral? Believe ze signs!
Tomorrow we head south towards Spain staying in Pau before driving through the Pyrenees to Pamplona.
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Winther
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Nice to read
I am living in the Cahors area for years, I love it, I hope I will be here the rest of my life. Regards Leif www.cahorsbooking.com