Saint-Circ-Lapopie

Our first couple days in Cahors featured some local walks, some blogging, and some of the malaise we figured was the aftermath of COVID. On June 28th we drove over to Saint-Circ-Lapopie ("Lapoopie" as we termed it in 1989), one of the most popular of les plus beaux villages. SCL is perched on a cliff a hundred meters above the Lot, and, of course, is on the Camino Santiago. In this part of southwestern France, one sees plenty of tourists, almost entirely French, however, with a few Brits and very few Yanks. A great place to practice my incipient French, much to the amusement of the serveurs and serveuses and others.

Terrain and canyon of the Lot

Saint-Circ-Lapopie; I climbed the big rock...the back side has
steps and handrails, about all I am capable of these days

The view

Helpful map

Back down on terra firma, a street scene

Approaching the parish church

Of course, what Russia is doing to Ukraine makes Guernica look
like a common mugging...

Rustic book box

We had lunch at a restaurant at the top, the same resto
we ate at in 1989

My foie gras et frites; this is unprocessed foie gras, duck livers
sufficiently cooked so as not to count as sushi; rich and buttery
and delicate, as advertised; I ate the whole thing, but in the future
will probably stick with the processed versions, e.g. paté, contrary 
to nutritionists' warnings about processed foods...

Vicki's canard roti et frites; travel tip...if you don't like duck, then

either avoid French restaurants (!) or bring your own food when you

visit the Dordogne/Perigord/Lot; duck is pretty much on every

course of every menu, with few if any alternatives; and they don't do 

Beijing Duck