Out to the airfield mid morning to see if we could get some of Graham's paperwork sorted. It's going to be a cold windy day. Not the people in the office we need to see. Looks like Monday is the go, then we'll see how long it takes to get Graham airborne after it starts!
We decided to use the rest of the day to have a look at Sisteron itself. Our first port of call was the Citadel which was the center of the town's defense bastion.
The Citadel's construction first began in 1209 and was added to repeatedly over the decades.
This shot was taken from inside the first main wall of defense about halfway up the mountain.
We explored the underground cavers, storage and living quarters and the connecting tunnels. Multy levels winding back and forth inside the stonework.
It must have taken them decades and decades to build this rabbit warren.
These are the towers that formed part of the original wall the encircled the whole town as part of it's initial defense. They are dotted around the town so you can get a feel of the enormity of it all. It would have certainly taken many years to complete such an undertaking.
This one is taken looking at little left from the last shot and you can see the Citadel up on the mountain side. This gives you a bit of a feel for the sheer size of the undertaking.
Back home in the nice and cuddly Gite ( guest house) warmed to a comfy 20c and it's cold and windy outside
After a couple of ales seems like someone is off to LaLa land for a bit.
For me it's in for another tasting. We are trying to work out what is the best French beer to buy so that can only happen by the process of elimination!!
We have eliminated a few from the test samples but we have not yet given up hope!
There is always the fall back of a good red wine.
After all you can get a good bottle of red here for 3 to 4 euros!
Mark
We decided to use the rest of the day to have a look at Sisteron itself. Our first port of call was the Citadel which was the center of the town's defense bastion.
The Citadel's construction first began in 1209 and was added to repeatedly over the decades.
This shot was taken from inside the first main wall of defense about halfway up the mountain.
We explored the underground cavers, storage and living quarters and the connecting tunnels. Multy levels winding back and forth inside the stonework.
It must have taken them decades and decades to build this rabbit warren.
As you can see the town is well below the first bastion wall of defense. You could get a lot of rocks and things down on the bad guys heads from here.
We are right on top of the upper most ramparts and looking down on everything. Notice the flags!! Yes and Graham was wearing a hat a little earlier!
This shot is taken from the western sentry post atop the defensive walls. During WW2 the yanks bombed Sisteron to blow up the bridge in an effort to slow the advance of the German war machine. As you can plainly see the bridge is still there!!!!!
It's been there from the 13th century!
We then went for walkies through the older part of Sisteon that wasn't flattened by the yanky attempt on the bridge.
Back home in the nice and cuddly Gite ( guest house) warmed to a comfy 20c and it's cold and windy outside
After a couple of ales seems like someone is off to LaLa land for a bit.
For me it's in for another tasting. We are trying to work out what is the best French beer to buy so that can only happen by the process of elimination!!
We have eliminated a few from the test samples but we have not yet given up hope!
There is always the fall back of a good red wine.
After all you can get a good bottle of red here for 3 to 4 euros!
Mark
And you should be able to get a very nice Chataueneuf de Papes for not much more!!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you guys are "Living the life of Riley I am just Living the life of Roly" but it is OK as at the Top of the Ladder you will Find the "Power" Enjoy,cheers Roly.
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