On Holiday

A rare post from me whilst we're actually away.  We're staying in a house on the outer edge of the Dordogne in South Western France. It's a lovely part of the country and a part of France we have never explored before.  Having said this, we're doing more relaxing than exploring on this visit, despite the amazing historical places of interest in the vicinity that will require another visit sometime.

We arrived in France early on Wednesday morning, and after a 10 or 11 hour drive (including several stops) we got to our destination.  The house we have rented is very nice and very spacious and there's an indoor pool to enjoy the benefit of on the lovely hot days here.

On account of the journey and the build up to coming away, whereby I was working three days solid, our first day was one of decompressing and hanging around the house and garden. We did the obligatory supermarket shop, to get provisions for the week and find our way about the nearest small town.

The following day, we ventured further afield to the medieval town of Sarlat and after a wander around the town, an enjoyable Plat du Jour and the perusing of a fabulous French cookware shop, we headed on to a very special garden called Les Jardins Suspendus de Marqueyssac.  I'll do a separate post on this visit as it was very beautiful.

Yesterday, was Saturday, and after a wander around a local market in town, we bought a rotisserie chicken (a traditional treat on our visits to France) and headed home for lunch, followed by an afternoon in the pool and sunbathing in the garden.

OH needed to get to bed early, as today, he is cycling in a race in Albi, an ancient town about two hours from here.  LB and I didn't join him getting up at 4am this morning and instead we are having a lazy day here, pleasing ourselves. Lazy being the operative word.  As I sit writing this, it is 12.15pm and I am still in my nightdress, something I only ever do on holiday, never at home.  The sun is just coming out from behind the clouds and it's going to be another steaming hot day. Probably time to make a move and get dressed.

I hope you're having a good week.