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.
