The Travels of Nonette and Jerry Robinson: BEYNAC, La ROQUE-GAGEAC, DOMME

Today we visited 3 villages and Canoed 9 km on the Dordogne River. My iphone said that we walked up 31 floors but I think it was more than that because my butt is still in the second town we visited. I hope it makes it home before we go to bed. We toured the Castle at Beynac that I have been wanting to see for 24 years. After touring the castle we went to La Roque-Gageac where we rented a canoe and canoed down the Dordogne for 9 km, which sounds like more than 5 miles. It was a beautiful day with a high of about 75. I barely broke a sweat canoeing. We finished the day off in Domme where we got some great pictures of the river valley and had some Ice Cream. PS when you don't know how to read French you get an Egg on top of your Pizza. Look at some of the pictures of the day.

BEYNAC

THE KIDS AND THE CASTLE

THESE FOLKS HAD 21 GRAPE VINES

BEYNAC LOST A LOT MORE IN WWI THAN WWII

THE CASTLE IN THE MIST

THE BARONS WHO RAN THE CASTLE FOR THE LAST 900 YEARS

THE GREAT ROOM IN THE CASTLE

IF YOU WERE A BAD GUY STORMING THE CASTLE YOU GOT SHOT WITH ARROWS THROUGH THESE ARROW LOOPS

EACH OF THESE STEPS IS A PIECE OF SOLID ROCK ABOUT 7 FEET LONG WITH A HOLE DRILLED IN THE ROUND END SO YOU COULD RUN A ROD THROUH IT.

THE CHAPEL FROM THE TOP OF THE CASTLE

ANOTHER VIEW FROM THE TOP OF THE CASTLE

THIS SIGN SAYS THAT RICHARD THE LION HEARTED OF ENGLAND STAYED HERE IN 1194. HE WAS PROBABLY ON A HIS WAY TO THE CRUSADES WITH MONTY PYTHON AND THAT GROUP.