We’ve moved ourselves over to Toulouse for the final nights of our tour. We’re all checked into our hotel but it’s dark out so I have nothing to report. But I want to talk to you about a little city called Albi, population 45,000. Albi is where Tom, our Road Scholar guide, lives. Because Tom […]
French Peloton leg workout
I spent quite a long time trying to figure out this bathroom sign and I got nowhere but I’m open to your interpretations. This was the sign for a single entry/single sink area bathroom. Next to the sink, there was a single stall for women and then, in a cubby area off to the left […]
Few facts but many photos: beautiful southwest France
Now that I understand enough about wine to want to drop some egg whites into Ron’s Costco Merlot, I’ve moved my keen attention skills to caves and charming villages. We have now seen a total of three caves, all featuring art from between 17,000 and 25,000 years ago. Recall that we started at Rouffignac, where […]
The 120 mile trek to cover the 88 miles to the prehistoric caves
The Cave of Rouffignac is the real deal of a cave. It sits 23 miles outside of Sarlat in a quiet, wooded area. It was one of those places I arrived with little information and few expectations. OMG it is amazing. It’s a cave that was inhabited?explored? by Cro-Magnon people 17,000 years ago. The cave […]
