tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post449418636759244627..comments2024-03-29T13:11:25.325+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: How and when to visit RocamadourKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-30605058157470723432020-04-24T08:00:18.884+02:002020-04-24T08:00:18.884+02:00I visited Figeac briefly in the same week as seein...I visited Figeac briefly in the same week as seeing Rocamadour and wish I could have seen more. It's the birthplace of Charles Boyer and of Jean-François Champollion - and there's a museum dedicated to the latter which is high on my list for my next visit ...whenever international travel becomes possible again.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16494731273916705327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-85799198249784265272020-04-24T02:49:30.530+02:002020-04-24T02:49:30.530+02:00For whatever reason, I've never thought about ...For whatever reason, I've never thought about going to Rocamadour. Le Mont Saint-Michel, on the other hand .... I like your approach of going in the very off season. Years ago, I got to Machu Picchu that way, so we stayed overnight and in the morning had the place to ourselves before the day trippers arrived.<br />Carcassonne is a delightful place. Do put it on your list.Emmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365143273404503659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-87753518132282889072020-04-23T20:35:16.570+02:002020-04-23T20:35:16.570+02:00Thanks Mike. Good post about and photos of Rocamad...Thanks Mike. Good post about and photos of Rocamadour. I hope you and G. and the new pup are happy and healthy.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-64222811373784236602020-04-23T20:32:04.838+02:002020-04-23T20:32:04.838+02:00Thanks. Good memories are a great consolation at t...Thanks. Good memories are a great consolation at times like this.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-15981721069159385622020-04-23T20:30:18.175+02:002020-04-23T20:30:18.175+02:00I'm sure Eurodisney draws a lot of European to...I'm sure Eurodisney draws a lot of European tourists.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-18053774346044928412020-04-23T20:13:09.727+02:002020-04-23T20:13:09.727+02:00Rocamadour looks amazing. It's one of the plac...Rocamadour looks amazing. It's one of the places I'd never heard of. Your Mont St. Michel overnight sounds really great, experiencing it when the crowds have gone and the tine is in! Eurodisney would probably be last on my last of places to visit in France.Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-52074047921488041982020-04-23T20:11:29.812+02:002020-04-23T20:11:29.812+02:00..."a 3-hour drive from where you are" t......"a 3-hour drive from where you are" to Rocamadour... Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-14551173502180039482020-04-23T18:55:39.977+02:002020-04-23T18:55:39.977+02:00I've only ever driven by Carcassonne. I looked...I've only ever driven by Carcassonne. I looked at a map and was surprised to see that it's a 3-hour drive from where you are. Walt and I are pretty crowd-phobic, which fact might help explain what I wrote in my post.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-47749819847190332392020-04-23T18:48:01.032+02:002020-04-23T18:48:01.032+02:00Ken, lol!Ken, lol!chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-14305196149119579002020-04-23T18:34:25.362+02:002020-04-23T18:34:25.362+02:00It's certainly uphill. I have some looking-dow...It's certainly uphill. I have some looking-down shots left to post.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-15384454980821272142020-04-23T18:27:32.319+02:002020-04-23T18:27:32.319+02:00We could try to go there when you come back to Fra...We could try to go there when you come back to France. According to Google Maps, Rocamadour is a little less than 4 hours south of Saint-Aignan by car. <i>Nous connaissant</i>, I predict it would take us no more than 12, maybe 15 hours to get there.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-33617911004671735412020-04-23T18:12:56.991+02:002020-04-23T18:12:56.991+02:00Bob, places like Rocamadour and the Mont St-Michel...Bob, places like Rocamadour and the Mont St-Michel really are tourist traps full of tourist shops selling tourist junk. You're lucky you had a decent meal and a good bottle of Cahors in Rocamadour. We had lunch there, but not a trace if it remains in my memory.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-9965026566917288492020-04-23T18:07:27.008+02:002020-04-23T18:07:27.008+02:00We drove through Figeac on a road trip in 1995. It...We drove through Figeac on a road trip in 1995. It's one of the places I would like to see more of.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-66540023302270036172020-04-23T18:04:53.589+02:002020-04-23T18:04:53.589+02:00I think it's because we live in the area where...I think it's because we live in the area where Selles-sur-Cher, Ste-Maure, Valençay, and other great goat cheeses are produced. We never feel the need to buy goat cheeses from exotic lands.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-14643112365929347272020-04-23T17:58:07.867+02:002020-04-23T17:58:07.867+02:00How can you talk about Rocamadourand not mention t...How can you talk about Rocamadourand not mention the wonderful cheese?Ellen Lebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929639076042070115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-555692922931965672020-04-23T16:02:17.683+02:002020-04-23T16:02:17.683+02:00We were in Rocamadour in October of 2003 or 04. T...We were in Rocamadour in October of 2003 or 04. There were tourists of course but not to the extent that we felt crowded. We spent three weeks in this area on that trip and loved every minute of it, thanks for taking me back. Have you visited Figeac? Another town that we loved.BettyAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515411225404016249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-35439559100371058262020-04-23T15:42:37.925+02:002020-04-23T15:42:37.925+02:00As I mentioned yesterday, I visited Rocamadour man...As I mentioned yesterday, I visited Rocamadour many years ago, first seeing it from the car and then staying later in the trip. It really was breathtaking when we came out from a tunnel (I think) and saw Rocamadour up ahead. When we stayed there, we stayed up above the center of town. We walked down to the center, and it was full of touristy shops selling junk. At least we found a good spot for dinner.Bob Rossihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08349830722788278723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-23231652176685942272020-04-23T15:06:05.647+02:002020-04-23T15:06:05.647+02:00I like your photos of Rocamadour from a distance. ...I like your photos of Rocamadour from a distance. When I visited it seemed like it was uphill all the way and I don't think my photos were very good. Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-65750761953613515672020-04-23T13:06:06.984+02:002020-04-23T13:06:06.984+02:00Never had a chance to go to Rocamadour and deeply ...Never had a chance to go to Rocamadour and deeply regret it.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1438034543409341012020-04-23T09:37:23.548+02:002020-04-23T09:37:23.548+02:00Off-season is always a good idea, but has its disa...Off-season is always a good idea, but has its disadvantages, too. <br />On your link, I see my town of Carcassonne, which is #9 and which is the biggest attraction after various sights in Paris and a couple of theme parks. We get 2 million-plus visitors a year, but most come in July and August and just for the day. In fact, they visit the fortified city, which is truly spectacular, and rarely set foot in the "new" town (built in 1260) across the river, and which would be a destination unto itself it it weren't in the shadow of la Cité. Anyway, la Cité is lovely even in summer, if you go in the morning or evening (or at night! It's a city, so there's no entry fee, no ticket, no control on coming and going). But if you're there in the afternoon, after lunch, it's miserable. OTOH, July brings an open-air music/theater festival and August has medieval events, including jousting. <br />I recall visiting Sienna, Italy, a few times. Day trips from Florence, except for one time when I stayed there. As you describe with Mont-Saint-Michel, it was transformed when the daytrippers left. <br />I ache to visit Rocamadour, which we pass on our way to visit family farther north. But my husband is strictly against side trips or even bathroom breaks. Ten hours nonstop. Misery.Taste of Francehttp://francetaste.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-37661168559362004992020-04-23T08:05:20.082+02:002020-04-23T08:05:20.082+02:00I visited Rocamadour on a sunny winter's day, ...I visited Rocamadour on a sunny winter's day, and it was pretty empty. It's a peculiar place, a prismatic explosion of little chapels, and the statue of the Black Madonna in the middle of it all.<br /><br />https://mikenbondi.blogspot.com/2011/01/figeac-area-rocamadour.htmlMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16494731273916705327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-35620513496759739112020-04-23T07:55:25.151+02:002020-04-23T07:55:25.151+02:00A virtual vacation is such a great idea when you h...A virtual vacation is such a great idea when you have to stay at home. Love your photographs. I find myself taking the time to go over old memories, too, during these strange times.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.com