We had another great day today. Well it started off pretty average, a lot of rain, freezing temperatures, and shopping in Brive - shopping in France in most cases is way down the priority list for me. On the way back though we visited two absolutely beautiful villages, Turenne and Collonges-la-Rouge, and the sun came out.
Just on that 1887 record, we popped into a shop in Turenne and happened to see the front page of a paper, as shown below. Via "google translate" it reads:
"Record cold beaten,
This time we spoil life,
It had not been this cold since.... 1887
The French as they can adapt."
I'm sure they have dramatized the situation, but it does bring home just how cold it is. They would of course be talking about the temperatures at this time of the year.
The two photos below are of Turenne. The first shows the remains of the Turenne castle in the background. Starting way back in the 10th century the lords of Turenne won their independence from the kings of France. They printed their own money, etc, and it wasn't until 1738 that Louis XIV bought the region off the reigning lord of Turenne.
How's this for an impressive tower at one end of the castle:
Below are some photos of Collonges-la-Rouge. The whole town is red! Mum, when you come over I'm definitely taking you here, you'll love it. The rock used to build this medieval town has a certain rusty ingredient in it, hence the colour. It was a stopover for pilgrims on their way to Compostela, Spain, a reasonable 1,200kms away, a descent walk. It also has a great Pizza restaurant where we had dinner.
Below is a picture I took out the kitchen window couple of days ago - we're seeing a lot of that type of sky. The word is, come June it will be sunny skies and temperatures in the 20's. I'll believe it when I see it. All the French around here must have pools for some reason!
Au revoir!
Just on that 1887 record, we popped into a shop in Turenne and happened to see the front page of a paper, as shown below. Via "google translate" it reads:
"Record cold beaten,
This time we spoil life,
It had not been this cold since.... 1887
The French as they can adapt."
I'm sure they have dramatized the situation, but it does bring home just how cold it is. They would of course be talking about the temperatures at this time of the year.
The two photos below are of Turenne. The first shows the remains of the Turenne castle in the background. Starting way back in the 10th century the lords of Turenne won their independence from the kings of France. They printed their own money, etc, and it wasn't until 1738 that Louis XIV bought the region off the reigning lord of Turenne.
How's this for an impressive tower at one end of the castle:
Below are some photos of Collonges-la-Rouge. The whole town is red! Mum, when you come over I'm definitely taking you here, you'll love it. The rock used to build this medieval town has a certain rusty ingredient in it, hence the colour. It was a stopover for pilgrims on their way to Compostela, Spain, a reasonable 1,200kms away, a descent walk. It also has a great Pizza restaurant where we had dinner.
Below is a picture I took out the kitchen window couple of days ago - we're seeing a lot of that type of sky. The word is, come June it will be sunny skies and temperatures in the 20's. I'll believe it when I see it. All the French around here must have pools for some reason!
Au revoir!
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