France

It’s not a long walk from our hotel to the Garonne river, but after a day of walking, we decided to make the trip by… Read More »Bordeaux at Night

Bordeaux is called the Paris of the South. It’s not as large, of course, and notably lacks a tower or pyramid. But it’s elegant, beautiful,… Read More »Out and About in Bordeaux

Have you toured a winery? If so, you’ll see a lot that’s familiar in this post. Winemaking is like many other things – brain surgery,… Read More »Château LaTour-Martillac

Pau is a small town just north of the Pyrenees often used as either the beginning or the end of a stage of the Tour… Read More »Le Tour de Géants

There’s a joke about places that are quiet in the evenings and on weekends, it goes: “I went to xxx once, but it was closed.”… Read More »Not Collioure

This is La Mas Bresson, a former stable that will be our home for the next three days. As you can see, it’s been improved.… Read More »Perpignan

I know, I know, I know. Another day, another damned walled medieval city. But look, the Medieval period went on for a long time, plenty… Read More »Carcassone

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… Read More »Toulouse II

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… Read More »Toulouse I

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… Read More »Rocamadour

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… Read More »Beynac-et-Cazenac

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… Read More »Sarlat-la-Canéda