Sun 29 Jun- after coffee and pastry for breakfast, we packed and headed for France. The GPS led us to our Hotel Les Remparts in Gensac (www.lesremparts.net ; N44 48.479, E 00 04.334), a town too small to be on our AAA map of France. It's a small town in the Dordogne region, also known as the Perigord, to the northeast of Bordeaux. As we were nearing Bordeaux, we saw more and more vineyards and chateaux. The GPS took us through narrow winding country roads, through a very pretty countryside. The hotel is run by an English couple, Steve and Veronica Parker, since 2005. It has a beautiful view from its location at the edge of town, next to a church and overlooking a beautiful valley to a wooded hill in the distance. It was so peaceful and quiet, and a warm pleasant 28 C with a nice breeze to keep us comfortable.
We had dinner at one of the two restaurants in town, 'Cafe La Paix': Mosbrau Biere d'Alsace, E4; 'Confit de Canard (roast glazed duck), E12; 'Faux Filete' (beefsteak), E12. Very nice food, tasty and well prepared; and the restaurant had the view overlooking the valley.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
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