Monday, 03 June 2013
There are so many beautiful bastides, villages, towns and cities in France.
Today we visited Daglan, a quaint village with interesting boutiques, restaurants, beautiful homes and gardens.
Next we travelled to Beynac situated on the Dordogne River.
Here we wondered the cobblestone streets and enjoyed an alfresco lunch in the sunshine overlooking the river.
Once again, so far this year the boats were not operating due to the high waters in the river.
www..hotel-beynac-Dordogne.com
We travelled alongside the river past several Châteaux.
Here we viewed the gardens, enjoyed a cool drink in the courtyard, watched the Bird of Prey Show and toured the Chateau, the former home of Josephine Baker.
It is now privately owned and open to the public.
Many of the original furnishings are on display.
Also we saw many of Josephine Baker's costumes, gowns and memorabillia including her famous Banana Belt.
The Château also features highlights of her remarkable life ... her musical and dancing career, her adoption of twelve children from different religions and nationalities creating her "Rainbow Tribe".
There is a room dedicated to her work with the Resistance for which she received the Legion of Honour and the Croix de Guerre.
No photo or video taking is allowed inside the Château, today we were lucky to see this silver urn flower arrangement outside in the courtyard and then later it was displayed inside the dining room.
Pat, your pictures are spectacular. Maybe a new camera and photography workshops when you get home? On your next trip you can become a professional. Your travels are wonderful to see via your pictures. The weather here has been very cool and lots of rain. Makes for lots of mud at the cottage. Enjoy you time, maybe when you get home it might be summer here!
ReplyDeleteBon soir Shari...so nice to hear from you and glad you are enjoying my photo postcards. I believe the weather all over the world has been unsettled and unpredictable this year. We finally had some great weather last week ..sunshine, warm temperatures and the rain stopped. We had a busy week doing some touristy things...more posts to follow. Today, back into my walking ...over 7 miles.
DeleteDon't want to be the " glass half empty person" but in 23 days we will be on our way back home to Canada...our time here has been a great adventure meeting new people, discovering new sights, but " Home " ..with the kids, grandchildren,family and friends will also be wonderful!