We left Paris on Saturday morning in our rental car, thinking ourselves smart as the heavy traffic would've left town on Friday afternoon, and our starting out around 7 a.m. would make things easier. We were wrong. Bumper to bumper dead slow for long sections of the first couple of hours. Surprising how many of the cars clogging the roads had Dutch plates--maybe a long weekend there?
Adventures along the way included stopping in a small community off the highway and ordering Mcdonalds somewhere that nobody spoke any English. Our French was tested more in this phase of the vacation as we moved away from the touristy areas of Paris.
The countryside is beautiful, and the village of Eymet is small but has a definite charm. The house we stayed in for the week was great; lots of room and a nice private courtyard to sit and enjoy a glass of wine and relax.
Yes, lots of wine this week, and such good wine for relatively little cost. Will be hard to get used to paying the prices back home. Now off to Nottingham. Here are a few photos from the Eymet and nearby:
The first photo is not so nearby--this is the beach at Arcachon--beautiful 33 (91) degree day on the Atlantic. Daughter was mildly traumatized by the number of topless females around, though.
The courtyard at the house we called home for a week
Countryside. 'nuff said.
A view of the village square in Eymet at dusk.
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