After Alcantara, I would not normally do a bridge that has not stood the test of time and doesn't carry heavy goods vehicles. But Cahors' Pont Valentre is 14th century, it is a
fortified bridge, and is said to be the most photographed bridge in France. And it was only a few hundred meters away. A
fortified bridge, unlike sherry, has to do with warfare, and in this case the bridge's three towers were used for the Medievals' favorite mode of warfare, namely, throwing crap down on people (cf. any scene in
Monty Python and the Holy Grail that ends with "run away..."). Thus...
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| Standard view; not a postcard nor grabbed from the web |
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Little side-stream that actually provides Cahors' drinking
water |
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| View from the far shore |
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| Just downstream, another dam and lock for boats |
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| OK, it's not the Yellowstone, but you do see a Lot of fisherpersons |
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| There's even a Federation for Personnes Who Fish a Lot (nyuk) |
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| Nice place, but we're moving on to Sarlat |
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We love the Cahors bridge. Lots of memories from that town. On to Sarlat...another of our favorite places. So jealous.
We had snow today...first time ever in May here. Lows in the 30s. Last week it was in the 80s. Crazy?
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