Day 15: Goujounac to Monpazier: Bastides in Dordognes - Popi goes to Cahors - CycleBlaze

August 17, 2014

Day 15: Goujounac to Monpazier: Bastides in Dordognes

Second half of track J1 61 km

Our day started with a rectangle of deep blue sky. The only visible cloud was a fake one issued from the cooling tower of Goldfes nuclear plant.

For today and tomorrow, Philippe will show me the Bastides - fortified towns -in Dordogne.

deep blue sky
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Every meter today was pure pleasure

Goujounac street early morning, not yet invaded by traffic
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Leaving Goujounac Hostellerie after a gorgeous breakfast. By the way, the hotel decoration is done with a lot of taste and refinement.
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Part of the road today
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Entering Freysinney-le-Gelat
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Outside the bakery shop. Sold by the kilo, temptation was big
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Inside the bakery shop
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This old bus looked like the one used by André Citroen for the yellow cruise - la croisière jaune
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Entering Villefranche du Périgord
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Traction made by Citroën during late forties
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Ready for lunch and a one hour nap in my hamack
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Steve Miller/GrampiesMaquereaux seems to have been a favourite of yours for some time!
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Close up on a tobacco leave
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Our second tobacco field
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Small village of Capdrot where we had mint reffreshing drink. Philippe organised a free trying trike session for the ladies owning the café
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Entering Capdrot village. The Drot is a small river starting a couple of kilometer from the village and finishing in Caudrot. Cap means "source " and "Cau" means tail.
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This advertissemnt seek by Philippe is the scarce commercial about a french newspaper being sold in Paris between 1863 and 1944 founded by Moïse Polydore Maillaud. North wall side of Capdrot church. Apparently local people ignored existence of this old commercial.
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Entering Monpazier bastide
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This picture compares the sitting elevation between a Philippe's trike and a Ferrari.
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Inside Hotel de France in Monpazier. Very old hotel and very nice people.
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Hotel de France lounge
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Measuring device for wheat, boisseau or Quart
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New art ? Furniture made of oil drum
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Clock maker shop in Monpazier. I was authorized to take only one picture.
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Today's ride: 32 km (20 miles)
Total: 885 km (550 miles)

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