23 avril 2011 - Millau to Sarlat

SAMEDI
The viaduct from our hotel room.
 Driving back to the A75 in order to go across the Millau Viaduct.
The Millau Viaduct was built in 2004 and spans 1.5 miles across the Valley of the Tarn River. At a height of 1,125 feet and the highest clearance below is 886 feet, it is the tallest bridge in the world.
 Stop in Rodez to gas up.
 Urbanisation NON. Agriculture OUI.
Guy crossing the street with his baguette in hand.
 Crossing over the Dordogne River. 38 km to Sarlat.
 Souillac. Entering the département of Dordogne.
Back to my abode.
 My roundabout has gained some color over the past two weeks; the tree has leafed out.
Banners hanging over the viaduct are in protest of shale natural gas.
 Take a trip to the grocery store with Mom. Then we walk into town.
The cutest little truck and, in French fashion, it is parked on the sidewalk.
In the late afternoon, the city is still bustling with the Saturday market.
 We go to a patisserie to buy a gâteau aux noix (walnut cake).
 Dried fruit shop that opened a couple weeks back. City Hall.
 
Mom preparing French onion soup.