We're staying in the Lot Valley so the area is rather hilly and steep. Today was meant to be overcast so we headed out for the day. It ended up being beautiful weather so we tanned as we went. This chateau is built high up in the valley and we were taken round it by a lovely old American lady who has lived in France for so long that she's nearly forgotten much of her English. The castle was in pretty good nick despite being built in the thirteenth century as it has always been lived in and managed to avoid the carnage of the two world wars. We had our picnic in their lovely wooded picnic spot before heading to the local church to have a look around there. Tonight we've been to a night market up the valley which had some brilliant food stalls and not much else. They have a dish in the South of France called 'Aligot' which is a smooth mix of potato and cheese and this market had it in abundance. For dinner, James and I both went for Aligot with bacon, potato and onions and then went back for seconds because it was so good! Another stall was selling strawberries and cream which I thought was very Wimbledon so I had that for pudding. It was a big community affair with lots of trestle tables along the street where everyone sat and ate together. It was very French with not many people speaking English so it meant we all had to use our basic school French. Even Grandad was brave and ordered his ice cream in French! On the way home, I did feel a bit ill but I think that was from an overload on potato and cheese!
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