We drove in to town and parked next to the Hennessey Distillery but did not opt for the tour but we did look in the shop which was quite expensive and so we left in a hurry.
Through the streets of the old town Cognac with many old buildings and a very old church which was very simple compared to many over here. Shops here are shut on Monday’s whilst some do a half day but quite frankly there were few people about the town and the streets were mostly empty.
After taking a few photos we ended up in the main town square and as the weather was looking decidedly like it might rain we went to a restaurant but sat outside and had an excellent lunch of Croque Monsieur with chips and salad and washed down with a nice bottle of rose and finished with a nice glass of, you guessed it, Cognac.
Whilst watching the day go by a group of three French elderly folk had arrived and ordered their food which when delivered to the table looked to be entrecote steak with fries and very small frisee of salad.
They all refused the food and the waiter looked very puzzled and headed back inside the restaurant to find the guy who took the order and even he looked confused. So this time the waiter who took the order brought the food back and tried to put it on the table but each time they all stopped him and then ensued a little discussion and the waiter took the plates away. We wondered what was going on and five minutes later he returned with the three plates minus the little bit of salad leaf and this time they accepted the plates, how stupid is that?
It had rained a little whilst we were having lunch but stopped by the time we had finished and so we headed slowly back to the car via the old cobbled streets which had shops each side and mostly all closed.
We reached the car and literally moments later the heavens opened and the rain poured down and boy were we lucky.
I little shopping for tonight and tomorrow and then back to the site where after a very light snack followed by a walk along the Charente River and with the sun shining again it was very pleasant indeed. We met an English couple who keep a caravan on site and spend 13/15 weeks a year here, but its rather a boring place to spend so much time we thought.
Tomorrow we are going to drive down to Angeouleme along the river and check out some other sites and generally nose around the villages en route. It’s a tough life.....
