Saturday 2nd August
Back in beloved Eymet again and last night was another night Guormand market. This time in the park behind the Chateau, which is actually just a ruined old castle dating back to the 13th Century when the town was established. Built by Eleanor of Aquitaine to defend the British land from the marauding French. And nothing much has changed – hahaha. The Brits are here in numbers, trying to take back a bit of France for its true owners. It is only when you come to a place like this that Europe begins to make sense. We have had the foghorn of UKIP baring in out ears for so long and now joined by the chorus of Cameron that one tends to forget what a great and revolutionary idea Europe is.
But back to the Gourmand evening. The usual tables and small stools were laid out with nice paper cloths and the food stall were all around. There wasn’t wuite as much choice, but we had frites, ratatouille, canard with risotto and a dish of pulled pork with pineapple, followed by cakes and ice cream. All rather delicious and fuelled by a couple of bottles of rose. There was a girl singing and playing guitar; she was actually really good – a bit like Alanis without the histrionics. So, another lovely evening in the Dordogne and tonight will be another I expect. When it comes to food and drink they certainly know how to do things down here.