Yesterday we were both due to return to the wine festival to use our remaining wine sampling allocations. Unfortunately Sue had a nasty stomach bug overnight and decided to rest up and recover. So off I went with the challenging task of using up two lots of allocations (i.e. another 12 wines to taste!).At the end I even attended a short ‘unusual pairings’ session at the wine school stand – it was all in French but the wine and food were excellent!

Today we drove east into the Dordogne and stopped at an aire in Périgueux, the district’s capital. It’s a delightful town, full of narrow cobbled streets and very attractive old buildings. Note their solution below to a lack of building space – balance your house on a wall! After walking around the area surrounding the Cathédrale St-Front which dates back to the 13th century we are going back tomorrow to check out the Roman remains (and maybe a nice restaurant).