...which had a Juliet balcony...
The view from the balcony...
The view from the other window. That's La Lanterne, a memorial for plague victims (another pic later). What's that at the very bottom?...
The wooden spiral staircase that led down to the sitting area (as steep as it looks)...
We spent the day exploring Sarlat. First up, the freaky trees in the municipal gardens. A lot of trees in France were pruned like this...
St Sacerdos Cathedral...
Bishop's house, adjoining the cathedral. The courtyard is a burial ground for clergy...
Narrow passageway with beehive corner...
La Lanterne...
A nearby door. Notice the heart-shaped keyhole plate. We saw more of those in the coming days...
Some street scenes...
Note the authentic 16th-century TV antenna on this building...
Medieval burglar bar...
These were once stairs to the top of the town's fortified wall...
These dogs had a rooftop/walltop garden, from which they kept close eyes on us...
Used my first spontaneous French via this house. A man next to me asked what the big deal was about the house because a group of students nearby were drawing it. I explained it had belonged to a friend of the writer Michel de Montaigne. Then I realized the man had asked me his initial question in French, and I'd understood it as though he'd spoken English. Very cool...
A gig car, Sarlat-style...
We took a walk up and out of the town center in the evening. I love this hat - Mom made it - very toasty...
After dark and much wandering, we walked by a bar whose specialty is bière flambée - flaming beer. Who are we to pass up such a delicacy? The bartender started with a huge glass (think: toilet bowl), swirled a liqueur around the inside and lit it on fire. When it had nearly gone out, he poured in a peach lambic and a Trappist beer. Then he put two straws in it. Bravo, monsieur! We drank every drop because it tasted like dessert...
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