France, August 2014 - Part 1

In the summer holidays last year, I went on a camping holiday to France for two weeks. The first week we went to Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, a medieval town in central France. The weather wasn't the best but it was still a very beautiful place.

The town was amazing, the people were very friendly and there were a few bakeries which all sold delicious French pastries. Every morning one of us would go into town and buy croissants, pan au chocolate and 2 baguettes for breakfast. There was the beautiful abbey of St. Pierre in the centre of the town which you could explore inside.

On the campsite you could see the church lit up at night and I really wanted to see it up close, so I went on a night time adventure to take a look, as you can see it looked very mysterious. 

I liked to just go on walks alone because the area was very relaxing and it gave me a break from my family in the tent. I do love them, it just got a bit crowded at times. The streets of Beaulieu were very medieval and I loved the window shutters on the houses.

 

 

 

Most afternoons we went and sat by the river and fed the ducks. The first time we went there was a market on where you bought meat from one stall and could go to the next and get it cooked right there for you to eat by the river.

 

 

The riverside was by far my favourite place to just sit, think and take photos. It was very peaceful and sometimes there were people playing bowls which gave it a very French atmosphere.

 

 

 The ducks were very amusing and they were not afraid to come up close and steal some food from us. Once we started feeding one duck, we had to feed them all. They started flying in from half way across the river and landed like mini aeroplanes.

 

 

Thanks for reading, I will post another part soon:)

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