{"id":6252,"date":"2013-01-17T02:54:30","date_gmt":"2013-01-16T16:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/?p=6252"},"modified":"2022-04-06T09:38:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T23:38:11","slug":"dordogne-in-the-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/?p=6252","title":{"rendered":"Dordogne in the Snow!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We were warned by the neighbours but still we were woken to the sounds of Abigail &#8220;mummy and daddy wake up. It&#8217;s snowing&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And sure enough it was. Simon rushed out to take some photos of the snow, scared that it may disappear.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130116-215836.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130116-215836.jpg\" alt=\"20130116-215836.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nBut it kept snowing!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130116-215935.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130116-215935.jpg\" alt=\"20130116-215935.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWe had planned to go to a local market and do a bit more exploring so we set out for a little adventure.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130116-220026.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130116-220026.jpg\" alt=\"20130116-220026.jpg\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130116-220050.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130116-220050.jpg\" alt=\"20130116-220050.jpg\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130116-220113.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130116-220113.jpg\" alt=\"20130116-220113.jpg\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130116-220125.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130116-220125.jpg\" alt=\"20130116-220125.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWe headed south to the town of Monpazier a bastide town that was founded in 1284 by King Edward I of England. This fortified town is four hundred metres by two hundred and twenty. It is perfectly quadrilateral and has a beautiful central square. There was plenty of snow and while it was nowhere near as cold as in Canada the snow here was wet and slushy &#8211; perfect for snow ball fights!!!! And snowmen!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130116-221237.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130116-221237.jpg\" alt=\"20130116-221237.jpg\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130116-221259.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130116-221259.jpg\" alt=\"20130116-221259.jpg\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130116-221326.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130116-221326.jpg\" alt=\"20130116-221326.jpg\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130116-221351.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130116-221351.jpg\" alt=\"20130116-221351.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWe tried to have dinner at a local resturant but most of the town had shut down due to the snow so we went back to the place we had lunch a couple of days before and walked home in the snow, as responsible parents do!!!<br \/>\nThe next day was beautiful blue skies and quite icy. There is something about snow, it is so different from home and it just makes everything look so clean!!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130117-185805.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130117-185805.jpg\" alt=\"20130117-185805.jpg\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130117-185831.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130117-185831.jpg\" alt=\"20130117-185831.jpg\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130117-185853.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130117-185853.jpg\" alt=\"20130117-185853.jpg\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130117-185908.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/20130117-185908.jpg\" alt=\"20130117-185908.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nTomorrow we drive to Toulouse to catch a plane to Rome. Darren and Sarah will remember the weekend some years ago we were here with 6 others and we missed our flight from Toulouse. Hoping not to repeat it!!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We were warned by the neighbours but still we were woken to the sounds of Abigail &#8220;mummy and daddy wake up. 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