OUR TWO WEEKS IN DORDOGNE, FRANCE
The house that we rented in the Dordogne area of France for two weeks exceeded our expectations. Built in 1640, it was thoroughly remodeled in 2002. Wonderful views of the Dordogne River were from nearly every room. With four bedrooms to choose from, it wasn’t hard to grab on to the master suite. It took up all of one side of the house and was very spacious. The Jacuzzi tub was nice but what I really enjoyed was the shower that had water that hit you from every direction.
The gourmet kitchen was a treat to cook in with a six-burner range with a large and a small oven, side-by-side frig/freezer, wonderful cooking pans and a huge sink. A bar separated the kitchen table where we ate all of our meals. Enclosed with glass windows all around it, we could see the trees and the river as well as flowers in the garden. There were flowers everywhere, from which the gardener supplied us fresh bouquets. There was a myriad of eating places: the kitchen; a long antique table in the living room area; on a small patio outside the kitchen door; a patio next to the house; a patio table next to the barbecue; a table poolside. There was also a reading room and a TV room. I especially appreciated the excellent US-style washer and dryer.
Our friends, Fran and Janey joined us for the first week and we showed them some of our favorite places (Beynac castle, Roc de Gageac, Lascaux II cave) and then shared new places with them (Rocamadour, Les Eyzies cave and prehistoric museum, the automated toy museum in Souillac). We also introduced them to some of the pleasures of Dordogne---foie gras, French bread, good wines. It was such a pleasure to have them along. They left to go on a cruise the second week and we mostly relaxed around the infinity edge pool. The weather was unseasonably hot the two weeks so the pool was a godsend. We did get up enough energy to go to Bergerac and take the boat trip on the river (of course) and to drive to the town of Domme with its fantastic view over the valley and another interesting cave.
It was a long air trip home (made longer by flight delays) but it was a welcome sight to see my nephew Tom and his wife Leah patiently waiting for us at the Boston airport. We spent four more days at Tom’s lakeside home with more gracious hospitality on his part and a chance to see my brother Art and his wife Jo come up from Connecticut. Now we are back on the road once more.
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