Tuesday, 26 August 2025

Mardi Le 26 Aout

 More aims for trips postponed until next time....so no trip to Le Don du Fel...or to Puy de Dôme.... C'est dommage, Dominique 😟

...but next time....

So today we went to Saint Léonard de Noblat, about 15km north of Limoges...not to see any porcelain, but to see the home town of Raymond Poulidor, a hero of both ours and Pirate ( who also had a similar rural upbringing and resembled him too!)

You could spend a week around there with a camera!! 

Doors....












Streets 








Philosophy 



Time for café allongé 





And a statue



Our hero...




Des Miaulétous are the inhabitants of the town... supposedly called after the cries of the birds in the church bell tower!

And of course...




Unfortunately closed...I think that maintenance was being done...but next time.....


10 comments:

Debra She Who Seeks said...

What a treat to be taken along on your pilgrimage to your hero's home town! It looks like a charming place!

Tigger's Mum said...

Oh goodness … I'm in love with doors. (That is a strangely out of place velodrome - modernity hit the ancient town.)

JayCee said...

Superbe!
That is a very beautiful town, and I really love those doors.

smartcat said...

What a lovely tour. Doors have always interested me.....along with gates.

Susan said...

Your day trips are lovely.
It is great to share interests and enjoy the travels.

gz said...

It is sadly quite a way out of town..with a separate municipal gymnasium too...not so accessible for youngsters and those not so well off

Anonymous said...

Thank you. I love doors…..

Jeanie said...

Rick would just love that -- how cool to visit Polidor's town! He'd go nuts at the velodrome too!

dom said...

Oh oui la prochaine fois !

gz said...

Bien sûr !