Cognac City

As we departed Brittany and entered the Loire Atlantique and

then the Charente, Vicki astutely surmised that the city of

Cognac might have something to do with one of my other

favorite beverages, cognac, and that it might indeed hold

some attraction for me. She is so thoughtful. Although I was

initially skeptical--hey, you can't just naively assume the

name has anything to do with it--we re-routed for Cognac,

and there, to my pleasant surprise, as we entered the city,

emerged the warehouses of Remy Martin, Courvosier,

Martell, Camus, and, greatest of all, Hennessey. We booked

a tour for me later in the afternoon and then set about briefly

exploring the old city.

A city of cream-colored limestone, a bit

monochrome for me, but nonetheless beautiful;

incidentally, the minute you leave Brittany

into the Loire Atlantique the roof-tops

consistently change to tile!

Hey, he had 3 inches on either side!

Shopping district, Cognac

Indoor market

Interior of an office building, lawyers and

real estate offices

Vicki made me take this picture...$112 underwear, typical

of what we see in France; would nicely match the ass-less

chaps we saw in San Francisco

Part of the old castle and city wall

Portal trowers