Toulouse II
We booked one of those around-the-city bus tours for this morning. I thought I’d be taking a ton of photos, but took none. Although we saw a lot, the bus…
France
Toulouse I
We arrived at our AirBnB apartment in Toulouse after a nerve-wracking two hour drive from Rocamadour. Why nerve-wracking? Not because of the French drivers, they are on the whole much…
Rocamadour
I wouldn’t blame you if you’re getting a little tired of medieval towns hung on cliffs. I think Rocamadour will be the last – at least for a while. We…
Beynac-et-Cazenac
Eleanor of Aquitaine was really something! First she marries a French king, later an English one. But she was much more than arm candy. Eleanor was a strong, smart woman…
Sarlat-la-Canéda
The hub of this part of the Dordogne region is the town of Sarlat-la-Canéda. I’ll call it Sarlat from now on. As everyone’s favorite American tourist, Rick Steves, says, there’s…
La Roque-Gageac
The big draws in this part of the Dordogne are the prehistoric cave drawings and outdoor activities. I’ll show you our little village which stretches right up a sheer cliff…
Saint-Émilion
We’re in the Dordogne region now, which is to say the area along the Dordogne river. It’s famous for a number of things including great wine, ancient cave drawings, and…
Rions and Cadillac
Let’s get one thing straight at the outset: it’s cahd-e-lach not cad-a-lack. OK? OK! Done. Today we set forth with something of a jet lag hangover to see what was…
And So It Begins
Our European journey started off smoothly. Our driver showed up as arranged, the ferry to Seattle was right on time, and we sped through check-in at the airport in near…
Ponds, Pads and Paintings
Monet was famous and going blind from cataracts when he came up with the idea of creating a set of huge paintings inspired by his “water garden”.