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So there’s this very famous guy in the 1200s called Simon de Montfort, and when I saw this village-with-a-fort on a hill called…Montfort, I thought: aha, that’ll be where he’s from then. Without of course checking anything out first Didn’t matter, it was just down
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So I’m leaving my cute little village in the cliff, La Roque-Gageac, and have driven all of 10km to a new village with a castle, Montfort I was planning to bike here yesterday but it was a rain day so I stayed in, used the washing machine and the
So here’s some pretty pictures from Sarlat-la Canéda yesterday, Selma and I had such a nice ride up over the hills, through little villages and farm fields. The leaves are popping out this week - it’s spring! Everyone is busy opening for the season. Here in this little
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New day, new château! This one was built in 1489, after the hundred year war was done, and the renaissance had started. By the family that had the sieged-out château down the road, Castelnaud, the one with the trebuchets and crossbows. This one is less a fortress, more a disneyland
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And in another world, in another time, there’s this medieval château. Beynac, over the river from Castelnaud and bigger, higher, mightier. So I guess these guys picked up the tolls from people transporting goods down the river and made it clear who was boss Pretty, though! (Selma’s having
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France, Dordogne Snapshots from the day. There’s a lot of things to be upset about in life, and I am, but this isn’t one of them Drying clothes on the dashboard, reading a book, thinking about dinner. Having a beer. Watching the sun across the fields. Eating chips.
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France, Dordogne And because the world is pretty damn shit, I’m going up this hill to see this château. There’s a siege I want to know about, 1213. Cathars, templar knights, popes, counts, crossbows, kings, traitors and heresy Everything except a group chat Did the good guys win?
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France, La Roque-Gageac, Dordogne Selma and I are off on an adventure together - at long last! This is our van spot for the week: grass, river, wifi, hot showers, and even a little campground café for when the sun comes out And medieval castles every which way —- The
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