Chateau de Vayres

Medieval castle, located on the banks of the Dordogne River. The castle was built in the 11th century to protect the city of Bordeaux. It has been restored and changed through out history. It is still privately owned. We could only visit a portion of it. It is available to rent for parties.

The open flap with the picture on it was used to let light into the

bathroom, now of course we have light bulbs

In the medieval times sorcery and witches were very popular

the kids had to find clues in the forest and came across

gnomes and other fun forest friends

Do you know your leaves? Which is Merlot and which is Cabernet sauvignon?

Answer: top one is sauvignon

Sunflower fields

Beautiful time of year with sunflower fields

last day of school

Last day of school, there is a dinner. Kids get books, teachers get wine

Charity Event

Went to a charity lunch for "Walking with the wounded" its supports all
people who lost limbs during the war.

It was held at Chateau Lezongars

Tatiana sitting next to the door prizes, red wine, armagnac and champagne

nice spot under the trees











Tatiana drew names for the winners

Cabara dinner

It was our village dinner, you got to meet the

town drunk and the village idiot.

They had a band and fireworks. It was quintessential French,

a night to remember.

we had a salmon starter, duck with potatoes then a tiramisu

Tatiana danced with the neighbors

liked how the fireworks reflected off the river

Pyla

Pyla is the biggest sand dune in Europe

you can climb up or take the stairs

we climbed up

it was pretty steep

once we got over the hump you saw the view of the sea