From prehistoric Aquitaine, we headed to the coast to spend a few days relaxing on the beach. We had arranged, last minute, to rent a flat in Gruissan.
We went first to Gruissan Plage, the nearest ocean beach. The sand there was amazingly fine and soft, but the wind was so powerful that it quickly [...]
After leaving Sarlat, we went to visit a cave in Rouffignac in the Perigord district to see the prehistoric paintings. This area of France is home to some of the most interesting cave paintings in the world.
We entered the Rouffignac Cave riding on a small train. This was a fun way to see the cave, [...]
After visiting La Roque-Gageac, we spent the night in Sarlat-la-Caneda. Sarlat has a beautiful town centre, restored to be representative of 14th century France. The streets in the centre are dedictaed to pedestrian walkways, though most of them are too narrow for cars anyway.
We ate a delicious dinner and explored the streets a bit.
This is [...]
After we left Carcassone, we drove northwest past Toulouse to the Dordogne River valley. We’d heard great things about a village called La Roque-Gageac, reputed to be one of the most beautiful villages in France. As we got closer, we drove through rolling hills covered with oak forests, quite a change from the broad valley [...]
Travelling in France was a terrific experience. I found the people to be very almost universally friendly and helpful and patient with my horrendous French. Though I learned a bit in school, I’ve spent a lot more time and energy recently developing my Spanish. Frustratingly, I found myself inserting Spanish vocabulary into [...]
We recently returned from our holiday in France. We had a wonderful time! We flew into the amazing medieval city of Carcassonne.
The castle and fortified town here are truly remarkable, one of the finest examples of military architecture in Europe.
Though I find castles inherently fascinating, we were inspired to visit Carcassonne because of [...]
We arrived back from our trip to Germany yesterday afternoon. We had a wonderful time celebrating the winter holidays with Petra’s family in Albstadt. Petra’s parents are very gracious hosts and we felt welcome in their home. The kids certainly enjoyed playing with their friends for almost a whole week!
After procrastinating for quite some [...]
