• An afternoon in Gourdon

    January 17, 2022 in France ⋅ ☀️ 37 °F

    Gourdon is the nearest town to our little hamlet of La Plaine, about a 10 minute drive away. It's perched on a hill, an ancient town with a fortified gate, narrow streets and half-timbered houses, and a view for miles from the top of the hill. We stumbled across a glorious empty church, charming gardens, closed shops and restaurants (normal for Monday, we learned), and finally found an open pizza place for our first meal out in France! Then some grocery shopping and back home.Read more