Day 6 and 7, of the French Adventure, (July 15 & 16). These two days blurred together, so I am combining them together. After we returned our rental car, it left us with only Eric’s voiture. That also means there is an economy of space issue. If there are only two people in a car you can fit more things that you purchase over having a third person in the car.

Day 5 of the French adventure, was Monday, July 14th Bastille Day. We started our day by going to the weekly farmers’ market in Castillon-le-Bataille. This was our first opportunity to go to a local farmers’ market this trip. The number of vendors may have been less than normal due to the holiday, but there was still a good number of stalls. There were many stalls filled with fresh fruit, vegetables, meats, soaps, clothing, hats, tablecloths, and even live chickens. We left with four bags full of food that was incredibly flavorful, a couple of new tablecloths, and farm fresh eggs from those chickens.

Day 4, Sunday, July 13th we returned our rental car to the airport at Bordeaux before getting on the tram to Centre Ville Bordeaux for lunch at Chez Dupont. It is on Rue Notre Dame and we arrived at noon just as the church bells tolled the hour.

Scott had a fabulous Segovia couchon noir (black pig) and I had their delicious confit de canard.

After that wonderful repast, we enjoyed our afternoon in the city, browsed a few shops, took a stroll along the river before getting on a bus to take us to Gare Saint Jean and then a train back to Castillon where Eric picked us up.

Here are a few photos from the beautiful city of Bordeaux.

Saturday, July 12th, Day 3 of our French adventure. We traveled to Libourne for shopping that wasn’t as readily available as in Castillon-la-Bataille. It is about half an hour’s drive away and that is also where the nearest hospital is. (My Sea Ranch friends who are a 2 hour drive away from hospitals will appreciate that it is closer!) We went to the local Darty store (a nationwide appliance shop) and either purchased or ordered many appliances for the maison. Scott had found online a store in downtown Libourne for cuisine supplies and we discovered the prices there were trés cher.

Day 1, July 10th

This is a short video as we approached the house for the first time since renovations began this winter. As we kind of expected, the renovations were not completed before we came. I stopped recording when my husband started talking with the plumbers. Then I began recording again before the furniture was delivered. I will try to add both videos to this page for your viewing pleasure.