Les Voyages de Charlotte

Today we visited the Gallo-Roman site of Vessuna, in the nearby city of Perigeux.  But first, coffee.  The museum is built right over the site, so you look down into it from walkways above.  Also, there’s a Playmobil version.  I was delighted that I figured out that the objects on the lower right are spindles (for hand-spinning yarn)! The nearby temple to the goddess Vessuna was also pretty photo-worthy! Including Charlotte’s awesome vertical panorama! Most of the shops were closed (Sunday and all), but we had an excellent lunch in a café.  But no ice cream for us.  Tomorrow we head back to Paris (driving to Angoulème in the afternoon for an evening train). 

The chateau hosted a medieval/renaissance festival this weekend, so of course we visited! Battles were fought.  Games were played.  Lunch was eaten.  We stayed local for the afternoon, creating a screen for the front window to keep the flies out and walking around town.  Tomorrow, we’re looking forward to the market in the village, and planning to visit newly-discovered Roman ruins in nearby Perigeux. 

Friday is market day In Brantôme, so we spent the morning shopping and gathering supplies for dinner. We enjoyed lunch along the river and managed to take pictures of our food before devouring it.  In the afternoon we returned to Bourdeilles, and Charlotte met another cat.   I made a tomato  gâlette for dinner, and later on we wandered up to the new restaurant at the top of the hill for a digestif and some live music! Meanwhile, we’ve been washing the pile of textiles we discovered in the “new” house (abandoned since ~1965). Here’s one example (most are not so interesting!): Tomorrow, we’ll check out  Les journées Médiévales at the Chateau. 

We toured the replica caves at Lascaux this morning, but I didn’t get much in the way of photos. The tour and visitor center were great — organized, informative, and lovely.  We did not buy any overpriced Lascaux liqueurs.  On our way back we stopped for a few things at Auchon (somewhere between Walmart and Target on the big box store spectrum) and happened upon these in the t-shirt section: Back at the house, we had a little aperitif with neighbors before heading up to dinner.  The restaurant just up at the top of the hill has new owners and a wonderfully eclectic menu. My starter was a goat cheese burrata with a tomato tapenade.  My main was less picturesque (still delicious!), and my dessert was an apricot “soup.” Yum.  Tomorrow, the market in Brantôme!

We toured the replica caves at Lascaux this morning, but I didn’t get much in the way of photos. The tour and visitor center were great — organized, informative, and lovely.  We did not buy any overpriced Lascaux liqueurs.  On our way back we stopped for a few things at Auchon (somewhere between Walmart and Target on the big box store spectrum) and happened upon these in the t-shirt section: Back at the house, we had a little aperitif with neighbors before heading up to dinner.  The restaurant just up at the top of the hill has new owners and a wonderfully eclectic menu. My starter was a goat cheese burrata with a tomato tapenade.  My main was less picturesque (still delicious!), and my dessert was an apricot “soup.” Yum.  Tomorrow, the market in Brantôme!

We met our friend the orange cat on our walk this morning! We toured the chateau this morning. Charlotte is showing us just how big the fireplace is.  We got a great view from the tower (which I wasn’t able to climb when we were here in 2018!).  We spotted this fleur-de-Liz in the garden of the renaissance palace! Charlotte and Grandpa strike a pose on the wall overlooking the river.  A new art piece launched on the river today: Avant (before): Après (after): Dinner tonight was at the Saveurs Nocturnes (an evening market with local vendors serving food), including pizza and bread baked in the wood-fired oven.  Tomorrow, Lascaux!