In the Market for Sarlat

On Saturday, Bob and I headed out for our first out-of-town adventure.  We headed to the town of Sarlat, about a 30 minute drive from Souillac.  Sarlat (full name is Sarlat-La-Caneda, with a tilde over the n) is located west of Souillac in the Dordogne region and is known for its Saturday market.  We had to check it out

We loved the drive there through the gorgeous countryside, walking (and tasting) our way through the market, and enjoying the cute lanes and plazas in which the market was located.  After perusing and shopping in the market, we explored a bit of the old town.  We were charmed by the town and were again impressed by how many languages the store employees could speak.  Bob and I have decided that we need to find jobs in a town that caters to international clientele to help encourage our learning of new languages.

The following are photos of the market as well as some of the specialty food stores that we popped into along the way.

Some non-food photos of Sarlat.

On the drive back to Souillac we saw a number of hikers on an extensive  pathway that paralleled the road.  We decided that hiking on part of this pathway we be a good way to spend some of our Sunday,  so we did.  More on that hike and more photos of Souillac in the next blog.  In the meantime, I’ll leave you with a more active photo of some of the chickens that we are watching.