Our next stop was Cognac. We had planned to spend the afternoon and night, but found it a depressed and depressing town. A high percentage of empty shops and going out of business sales. We bought a single bottle of Cognac and left town.
Our method of navigation on this trip was new to us. We picked a city on our route and had our Tom Tom gps select a route. Then we asked for an alternate route, without tolls. This took us on the lesser highways and by-ways and resulted in some pleasant surprises alone the way. Also, you were never far away from a Renault Dealer...ha, ha. The only time we deviated from this was the time we took the freeway to make up time and ended up with a $700 towing bill (see previous posts). One of the best surprises was the village of Durtal. At its center was a vast chateau, suroundedd by a very beautiful village, complete with mill pond and mill.
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| Chateau de Dural |
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| Postcard perfect. |
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| Ye old mill. |
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| Beauty on the bridge. |
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| A modern touch. |
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