Doing this on our own forced us to book train tickets at the station. We were able to book the return tickets in French, but then that machine didn't accept one of our credit cards, so we moved onto another machine which also had an English version. We cheated there and opted for Anglais.
The train ride was cruisey and smooth! It took only about 35 minutes and then there was only a 15 minute walk into the centre of town....uphill! Easy, we really just followed the herd of tourists - no map or 3G required. Not that you can get 3G in France on prepaid anyway, which we feel is a little archaic! Technology snobs all the way peeps! (yes Robyn Revell we do apps)!
The town itself is a highly regarded centre for wine production and is still considered to be in Bordeaux, but is basically on the cusp of the Dordogne region (a special shout out to Nicola and Brendan who love Dordogne)!
Many of the town's monasteries and buildings date back to the 700s and were dominated by monks. We started off exploring on our own accord, stopping off for a coffee at the main town square meeting point. We loved the tight and steep cobble stoned streets and was a great place for testing our photography skills.
Tan: Richard spied a ring shop, so I now have a temporary one until we return to the homeland. Quite beautiful and makes me feel more engaged than my usual naked-of-jewellery hand!
The afternoon guided walking tour took us underground to some caves, a catacomb and an extraordinary monolithic church. These places were all linked to Saint Emilion himself - a monk who performed miracles and stole bread to give to the poor. A Robin Hood of monks if you like.
After the tour in the afternoon, we had some traditional French soups with our carafe of wine. You're surprised? Of course not!
Dinner was back at one of the restaurants that we liked, but we didn't have the same meals as last time and again they did not disappoint! Tomorrow it is off to San Sebastian in Spain! New country, new language!
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