Cahors Road Trip
The Pont Valentre Bridge in Cahors, France
France Road Trip: First Stop Cahors
Updated 2020
Road Trip Photo Essay From France
The Easter weekend was a wonderful wrap-up to our stay at La Hilletta in Boulogne-sur-Gesse. We took turns cooking and the whole weekend was a feast with fantastic food, wine, and good company.
We were joking that we had to leave now in order not to explode from overindulging! Here is the map and a list of our destinations with links to the individual blog posts for each stop.
The route for our France road trip (click to view larger)
Cahors
Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
Racamadour
Amboise
Saint-Malo
Mont Saint-Michel
Agon-Coutainville
We said our goodbyes this morning to Patrick, Marie, Alina, and Christine and are headed north towards Paris where we will pick up Emma next week. Check the caption below our photos from our first day on the road.
The La Hilletta gang, from left: Alina with Casey, Patrick with Oreo, Maria with Ziggy, and Christine.
Sunrise on our departure day. The forecast was calling for sunny skies and up to 25 degrees.
Friends on a park bench in Villeneuve-sur-Lot
A game of pétanque in Villeneuve-sur-Lot. Our lunch stop.
This spot along the Lot River looked like a suitable place for a quick nap. We are in wine country now and certain stretches remind us of the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, Canada.
The breathtaking entrance to town of Puy-l'Évêque.
Arriving late afternoon to Cahors. No shortage of narrow alleyways here.
A gentleman with a hat and a scarf walks through the streets of Cahors in southern France
While we were waiting for our Airbnb host to show up the gentleman in the above photo walked by sporting a jacket, scarf, and hat. It was at least 25 degrees and sunny.
The Airbnb host never showed up at the address she had listed. We ended up in a dorm room near the hospital. Poor communication from the young renter. The room ended up being okay but we wasted precious light and time finding it!
Still waiting for our host, exploring the side streets of Cahors.
Crossing the Pont Valentre bridge just before sunset
We grabbed a sandwich and salad for dinner and enjoyed it at the Gambetta Square as the sun was setting.
End of day one of our road trip to Paris. Gambetta Square, Cahors.
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The photos in this article are made using a Fujifilm X-T1. Lenses: XF 14mm f/2.8 R - XF 23mm f/1.4 R - XF 35mm f/2 R WR (links to my camera and lens reviews). Editing was done with Lightroom and I have made use of Fujifilm’s film simulations in some of the photos.
