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Nederlands (Dutch)Saint-Cirq-Lapopie April 2022

In April 2022 Laura and I spend a week in a house near Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, overlooking the river Lot, near Cahors.


view

I photograph the view at our first stop on the way there, just past Metz.


hotel room

Our hotel room in black and white.


Puy de Dôme

Our second stop on the way there is near the Puy de Dôme.


hammock

Laura enjoys the hammock (actually more of a hammock chair) in the garden of our house.


terrace

On my slippers on the terrace (photo by Laura).


oak tree

The leaves on the oaks are still young (also moss).


pool

View over the valley from our pool.


garden and house

Our garden and our house.


iris

Irises grow in many places in the area and also in our garden.


terrace

Laura in a sunny corner of our terrace.


pool

It is too cold to swim, almost even too cold to paddle.


gorse

Gorse.


Saint-Cirq-Lapopie

View of the village of Saint-Cirq-Lapopie.


river

The river Lot.


towpath

Near Bouziès we walk on a towpath along the Lot, which is partly cut into the rock.


towpath

Towpath.


towpath

Me (photo by Laura).


towpath

Overview of part of the towpath, with an old railway bridge in the distance.


towpath

Works of art have been carved into part of the wall.


towpath

Some areas are wet and slippery and moss is growing on the ceiling.


river

View of the opposite bank.


walk

Laura during the rest of the walk.


Gouffre de Padirac

We visit the Gouffre de Padirac. This photo was taken from almost the bottom of a stalactite cave, the roof of which collapsed long ago.


cave

We are transported by boat over an underground river to a large cave. These are basins with water that overflow into each other.


cave

Basins and stalagmites.


cave

View of the main room of the cave, which is 94 meters high.


cave

Stalactites.


Saint-Cirq-Lapopie

View of Saint-Cirq-Lapopie.


view

View of the surroundings from Saint-Cirq-Lapopie.


view

View of the surroundings from Saint-Cirq-Lapopie.


Saint-Cirq-Lapopie

View of Saint-Cirq-Lapopie.


Saint-Cirq-Lapopie

Another view of Saint-Cirq-Lapopie.


blue tit

Blue tit.


Saint-Cirq-Lapopie

I photograph in Saint-Cirq-Lapopie (photo by Laura).


Saint-Cirq-Lapopie

Pavement in Saint-Cirq-Lapopie (photo by Laura).


restaurant

I am served a mushroom dish in the shape of a large mushroom (photo by Laura).


dog

In and around the village there is a dog who seems to own no one.


Pech Merle

We go to see the caves of Pech Merle, where we are not allowed to take pictures of course. This photo of the entrance was taken by Laura. It is impressive to see such old drawings in real life.


walk

Laura during a walk.


church

A small church, high above the river.


mill

A mill.


Saint-Cirq-Lapopie

View of Saint-Cirq-Lapopie from afar.

After this week, Laura and I visit Vaumery in the Morvan for a week.


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