Showing posts with label la tardoire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label la tardoire. Show all posts

Thursday, June 10, 2021

10/06/2021 A day I always remember - my Mums birthday.

   The maximum temperature here today 27⁰C, minimum 14⁰C. Very dry after too much rain!!   Wind  8km/h  North Easterly winds with gusts up to 18 km/h.    No sign of any rain for the next week and temperatures over 30C !!

Apologies for the lack of blogs. but the garden and home between them have been pretty demanding.  I have taken plenty of photos, and lots of flowers and bugs all of which will wait until I have more time.  For today I want to celebrate with you all having a meal out at the end of last month, the first in 15 months!  Wow, it was like being let out of school it was so exciting!

I apologise for more photos than normal but I am the one who has the most problems I think with a very slow WiFi.

Mum 10/06/1915 - 17/06/2002.

Driving through La Rochefoucauld.

The Tardoire river with its 15th-century bridge.  

La Rochefoucauld Chateau, If you want to take a look inside the chateau see my blog HERE

The old convent, 1059.

Not sure where the stairs go to but the door to the cloisters is on the right.

The cloisters...

As above...

As above...

The convent church, which I believe is now a day hospital.

The main street

Inside the jewellers.  Nigel had to have his wedding ring cut off as his finger was swollen from a combination of arthritis and pressure from the ring. He is due to go back there tomorrow to have the ring resized now the swelling has gone down.

Just a door!

The sign to the cinema which of course has not been open for over a year now.

The local well.

One of the old houses.

A panorama of the bridge over the Tardoire, the chateau and the restaurant.

A closer shot of the restaurant which is newly opened.  They have been restoring the old building for some time.



Self-explanatory, you can always take a look at their website.

On guard near the entrance.

Reception.

A view from the table peeking out from under the sun brolly.

We were early, so I managed a shot from our table with the bridge in the background.  It soon filled up, though they had limited numbers allowed.

The starter was a pork dish and really this is only a small pot!!

Rose wine.

We both had a chicken dish for the main course, but in the excitement of eating out I forgot a photo!

Moi.

My dessert - Rum baba - I blew the diet 😉

Nigel

Much more sensible he had triple ice cream.


Take care everybody, keep well and stay safe.
My local list of wildflowers. (90 Species 23/04/2021).

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Joining up with My Corner of the World. 


Saturday, June 30, 2018

30/06/2018 Around and about.

Maximum temperature today 33C, minimum 17C.   Dry; 5 km/h South Easterly winds with up to 18 km/h gusts. 

Last week we took a trip to Cassinomagus to see the Gallo-Roman remains and the thermal baths...

An artists impression of what the baths looked like about 2000 years ago...

If you are interested, my original blog on Cassinomagnus is HERE...

As above...

The sign to Cassinomagus.

Somewhere on our route, we saw this ghost sign for Dubonnet but I am not sure where. I am sure you all know that Dubonnet is a sweet, aromatised wine-based aperitif with 15% alcohol.

Another ghost sign just outside Chasseneuil which took me some time to work out what it was for. Finally, I made it out to be Vichy-Celestins which is a naturally carbonated mineral water that springs in the park of the former Couvent des Celestins in the spa town of Vichy.

The boulangerie in La Rochefoucauld.

The Chateau de la Rochefoucauld, of which I have put many photos on numerous blogs over the last few years, it originated from the first camp placed here in the year 980.  Further information on my blog HERE. The old bridge straddles the River Tardoire.

The chocolate factory in La Rochefoucauld.  Not cheap, but oh so yummy!...

Part of the old convent which now appears to be a day medical centre.  It has only recently been restored...

The Creperie which used to be a boulangerie....

The square where I was standing to take the above and the following photos.

The small bit in English in the corner of the above sign....

The old well in the square and one of the oldest houses in the background....

 Maison RONDINAUD offers an exclusive collection of the essential slipper Charentaise. Other shoes as well, all with their own mark.

Another part of the Tardoire river...

As above,

Finally, we are off for a weeks holiday tomorrow in our 'new' Renault Megane 4 which we took delivery of yesterday.  It was a demonstration model with only 11,000 kms on the clock and it is spotless.😊  See you in a weeks time.


N.B. My bird blog is updated  HERE 

Part 13 of the birds seen in Africa.