Tuesday, June 06, 2017

Saturday 3rd June 2017- And so it really rained!!.

Well it chucked it down overnight together with rather noisy thunder which echoed around the valley and it was almost deafening at times. However we popped along for breakfast in between the raindrops and paid the Hotel bill and then had to load the car in the rain which is not always a good idea.
We are checking in to rather an expensive Chateau Hotel tonight with a Michelin two star restaurant which is going to be more expensive that the room I think looking at their web menu, but oh well you can’t take it with you. So we dribbled along by the side of the Lot valley and through Cahors for some light shopping and continued along very small roads with the rain pouring down until we came to a place that rented out canoes etc but that also had a little bar and so we ordered a coffee and then immediately they said we are now closing but stay as long as you like and then they buggered off. So we watched the rain get heavier and heavier until there was a short break and we made a dash for the car. We passed through a little town called Grezels where my sister says there is a great restaurant however the town looked closed and no sign of any open restaurants or even cars parking for same. Via Puy LeVeque and then back towards Cahors to arrive at the Chateau Mercues
 (http://chateaudemercues.com/)    which is on the top a of a hill overlooking the lot valley. The Hotel is very impressive and they have done a good job of renovating it and in the bathroom the shower room was big enough to have two separate shower heads for two people to shower at the same time. Noel rang reception and asked if there were any willing female staff but got a negative reply. Joking aside the room was very impressive and the view also rather nice.
We had booked a table for the evening meal and the food was ver Noveau style so in other words bloody expensive for very little and the wine was not cheap either but we both enjoyed the experience with more waiters than guests it seemed at times. Will have to take out a second mortgage to pay for this dinner!
On the way to the Hotel we decided to fill up the diesel in the car ready for tomorrows departure at a fully automatic machine where you use your card. Well as I had been having problems with my prepaid card I used my usual Lloyds Bank Mastercard and whoa!! Only to find that I had been done again this time for the original amount, times three. So now a call to Lloyds Card people was required and all this take time and effort.

So to finish things off we watched the European Cup Final from Wales where Real Madrid took Juventas to the cleaners in a big way. Now to try out this big bed..