LASTORS – CHATEAUVisited a little village built on the side of a hill. Very high up. We climbed up a narrow rocky pathway to the top – it was very steep. The kids were complaining the whole time. The views from the top were stunning. The castles were built over 800 years ago and are not in good condition, just crumbling piles of rocks. The kids weren’t impressed at all. They can’t grasp the concept of the age of something being 1000 years old.
Grotte de Limousis
The Caves at Limousis were interesting with stalactites and stalagmites. A lot of the tourist sites don’t have any English translation which means you don’t get as much out of it because you don’t understand what they’re saying. I mean we’re still paying as much as everyone else to go on the tour so it would be good to know what they’re saying. At this Grotte, after paying the admission, the tour guide wanted a tip as well. That was a bit rich I thought.
Ella and Samuel enjoyed the caves. The main chamber of the cave was over 1000m long and chockers with stalagmites. The cave had a concreted path to walk along but it was still very damp and quite cool. Many of the formations were floodlit.
I think I have become more claustrophobic in my old age. Some of the hotel lifts that we’ve been in have been only just fitted the 4 of us in. Some of the lifts are not modern and you have to close the doors yourself before you press the button and then there’s several seconds before it lurches into operation. Not a comfortable feeling and did I mention the smell?
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