Day 6-7 Still in Argenton

We've had several rainy/drizzly days, so we go back and forth between exploring outside things, and working around the house.  We spent much of one day looking for a place to connect to the internet.  It took most of the morning and we finally found a place - though I'm not going to tell the story here.  It's too funny because of the accent, so it's one I have to tell in person.

Every morning we continue to take a walk to the local boulangerie for our bread - one kind for breakfast, and one to eat later with dinner.  We really have eaten well.  With fresh veggies and our imaginations, our meals have been scrumptious! And of course, we're trying all kinds of cheeses and chocolate, too!  We decided it would be fun to do a whole European Foodie Tour!  How cool would that be!  Something to think about!!

We spent a lot of time exploring Chateau du Bressuire, a castle ruins in the town of Bressuire.  A sign at the entrance said it had been a place of resistance against Hitler's army in the 1940s, and the fighters were liberated in 1947 by troops that parachuted in.  (It was in French, and yes, we figured out all that our by ourselves!)  When we first went in I thought it was pretty small, but as we rounded the first corner, there was another section we hadn't seen.  And it seemed to go on and on.  It was huge.  We walked and walked and walked.  (My lap top still isn't recognizing the camera card, so I guess you have to use your imagination!) (Amy emailed me one of hers!! Thx Amy!)  It was beautiful and we took lots of pictures.  One of the interesting things was the little slit windows.  I'm sure you've seen them, maybe in pictures.  From the outside of the castle they look to be about 18 inches tall and 3-4 inches wide.  But from the inside that 3-4 inches widens into a window seat.  So it was a place where a warrior could shoot his arrows through to the outside, and not have much chance of being hit in return.

This is an amazing experience.  Stay tuned, as my journey continues . . .