Today (Sunday) we visited Issigeac and its
market. We have driven through
Issigeac a few times on our way to Bergerac but today was the first time we stopped and walked around the village. What a
cute village! The market was busy
and stallholders were both French and English. As I have mentioned before this part of France the southwest
is very much an English strong hold – don’t let any French read this, they
would dispute that, as they don’t like the English as a rule. We were told by our English friends to
let the French know we are Australian not English if asked.
I was very excited at the market. Whilst walking around I was planning
our Christmas day lunch in my head because there were so many appealing stalls
to buy fresh produce and ingredients. We
plan to visit again on the Sunday before Christmas and buy up. For starters Jim can have freshly
shucked oysters and prawns and I can have smoked salmon and goats cheese. The main can be a chicken roll stuffed
with prunes accompanied by assorted roast vegetables. All locally grown produce. There was an English lady selling home made Christmas cake
and mince tarts, I’ll see if she has Christmas pudding when we return and buy
all three.
Melinda (home owner) recommended La
Bruceliere in Issiegeac for a more up market meal but unfortunately they are
closed for a few days over Christmas so we have booked lunch for 27
December. Check it out - it looks
lovely. I have translated the menu so armed and ready to order.
On Tuesday afternoon we pick up Melinda
from the Bergerac airport. We have the evening together and she will drive us to the Bergerac train station on
Wednesday morning. Our train
leaves at 8.30am for Eze. We change at
Bordeaux and will arrive in Eze at 8pm.
Jim is looking forward to being a passenger, to sit and look out the window
at the countryside. We bought a
couple of English books at the market this morning for the train trip. Nicola, the lady that owns the
apartment in Eze will pick us up from the train station. How nice of her. So until Eze, au revoir!
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| The markets are so colourful |
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| Yeh!, what to buy & cook |
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| Looking down a side street off the main square of Issigeac |
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