Well, what a day - a 5:30 am start and a bike ride to finish it (and me) off! Rather than cope with 3 trains in the Paris Metro and the zillion steps involved with our luggage, we went by taxi to Gare d'Austerlitz for our fast train to Limoges on the way to Les Eyzies. From Limoges we boarded a bus of the 90 km drive to Perigeux because the rail line was under reconstruction. This was an even better way to see the area because we called into villages along the way and we had front seats with a beautiful view of the countryside.
In Perigeux we had time for lunch at the station dining room - not quite as luxurious as our experience at the D'Orsay, but the service and soup, roast pork and chocolate mousse were very good and MUCH less expensive.
We left our luggage in our pretty room and went for a walk through the village and l
ater tried out a couple of bikes ready for an attempt in the morning to hurry to the local cave to book in for a tour - we were told it would be difficult to get in and we wanted to arrive early for the expected queue. After a light tea in the arbour in the evening daylight, we sat around the fire in the large, comfortable lounge listening to classical music. Not a bad end to an exciting day.
In Perigeux we had time for lunch at the station dining room - not quite as luxurious as our experience at the D'Orsay, but the service and soup, roast pork and chocolate mousse were very good and MUCH less expensive.
A single carriage diesel train took us to Les Eyzies and we pulled our cases along th
e road to our b&b at Ferme de Tayac - about 500 metres or so. What a place. Just past the fortified 12th century church, the original building of the monastery was 11th-12th century with new wings added in C17th. It was in ruin when our hosts Suzanne and Mike bought it 10 years ago. With their son Paul and support of their family, they took 7 years to create this beautiful place and I'm sure their work will never end.
e road to our b&b at Ferme de Tayac - about 500 metres or so. What a place. Just past the fortified 12th century church, the original building of the monastery was 11th-12th century with new wings added in C17th. It was in ruin when our hosts Suzanne and Mike bought it 10 years ago. With their son Paul and support of their family, they took 7 years to create this beautiful place and I'm sure their work will never end. We left our luggage in our pretty room and went for a walk through the village and l
ater tried out a couple of bikes ready for an attempt in the morning to hurry to the local cave to book in for a tour - we were told it would be difficult to get in and we wanted to arrive early for the expected queue. After a light tea in the arbour in the evening daylight, we sat around the fire in the large, comfortable lounge listening to classical music. Not a bad end to an exciting day. The rock cliff overhangs the village at Les Eyzies.
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