Beynac

Ignore the headings I have mixed them up. Boxing day the Carrs arrived so we settled them in and then went for a drive along the Dordogne river to Domme. Again another medieval town that lies right on top of a huge outcrop of rock. Beautiful views, It must have been quite easy to keep the town protected but all the low lying lands would have been where all the animals and food was grown. Domme was where the soldiers lived that were fighting against Richard I. The Dordogne river was the border between England and France before the 100 year war.

We went to a beautiful village called Salat which has some beautiful houses, shops and laneways. Salat and the general region is famous for its Fois de grois. It is like a pate made from duck and geese liver. Very rich. It is also the region for truffles. at 900 eroes for 1 kilo, we didn't try them. we were lucky that they didn't charge us for smelling them.

We also visited Berdegrac, a very famous wine area. I think I might have to check the spelling. We went to some beautiful restuarants and tried lots of different french cuisine. I will have to go on a diet when I get back home.

I have uploaded some pictures but I have many more that I will show everyone when I get back home. It takes a while to load the pics and I don't want to use all of Nigel's downloading account too often.

We had a great New year in St Cyprien, lit a few fire crackers and celebrated with some beautiful champayne.

the weather in France was generally a bit sunnier than London but just as cold. On the way home we passed through some villages and it was -8.0 degrees. needless to say we didn't get out of the car very often. The roads were quite icy but when the sun came up it felt a little warmer even though it was -2.0 degrees at 3:00pm in the afternoon.

We are now back in London and it is -1.0 degree, grey and very cold and windy. We are hoping to go to the London eye on Sunday as they are predicting a warm 7 degrees, hopefully it is fine so i can get some great photos.

Hope every one is getting some lovely weather. I heard Melbourne was 42 degrees on New Years day