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The good life at Chateau Carsac

My dad bought a big old house in the south of France and Louise and I went to stay for two weeks, to read books, eat food and generally laze around the place. It was great. We also did a bit of exploring around the area of Bordeaux and the Dordogne valley, looking at cave sculptures and tasting wine.

A praying mantis! I didn't know they had them in France
Dad stops for lunch
But soon he resumes cutting up bits of wood with his ultra-dangerous bandsaw
Spot the aerobie, this patch of scrub is part of "the grounds" and made ideal frisbee ground, except for the vicious plants
A toad hanging out on the steps
Shopping in Bordeaux
Bordeaux Cathedral, hard to find a good place to take a picture
Auchan, for all your decandent consumerist desires
More Auchan, much more
Tackling the kitchen, that wall is thick with grease and uck from cooking
Louise to the rescue
And the finished job, Louise and both painted and we were fairly happy with the results
The new paintwork looked especially good when my dad put up some new lights and we put the kitchen back together
Sunset from the patio
Sunset again
Table for three at the Chateau Carsac
Picture-book chateau in the Lézere valley
Cute streets of Sarlat le Canada
The war memorial in Sarlat
The new and very artificial forest at the beach at Arcachon
Nice sandy beaches, looking over toward the big dune
Europe's biggest sand dune
Big sand dune, big steps
The view from the top of the sand dune over the forest of Arcachon
Louise and the big dune, this view looks down the length of the dune
Low sun over the sea
Tourists at the top of the dune as we marched down the less steep side
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