9.15.09 - Our eighth day of bicycling. Let's climb up and see some chateaus

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Judith and the old fortress château of Beynac

The castle was built in the 12th century

Below - Judith and Fred clowning, Debra petting the geese

Below - Judith rides up to Château Les Milandes

Below - Judith entering the beautiful town of Domme

Known as the Acropolis of the Dordogne, Domme is situated

on a rocky crag overlooking the Dordogne Valley.

Below - Fred, Judith, and Debra at the 17c covered market

Judith loves animals. Below - duck and polar bear

Below - Cafe in Domme

Below - Arrival at our hotel in Le Roque Gageac

The village is huddled against a cliff which drops vertically to the River Dordogne.