013 Sun, War & Even More

South of France, Part 2

Air Date: 2024-04-13

5 Petit Lapins breakfast

Randy and Craig continue their journey in the south of France. Spectacular scenery, awe-inspiring cathedrals, and one of the most impactful WW2 memorials in the world are featured in this episode.

The photo L to R: the owners of the B & B, Kort, Craig. The photo on the audio player is Chinon.

Randy's Rambling

Queen Eleanor by Frederick Sandys (1858)

Eleanor of Aquitaine (c. 1124-1204) is one of the most famous women of the medieval era. She has been portrayed in over a dozen movies, perhaps most famously by Katharine Hepburn in The Lion in Winter (1968).

Recommended Resources

Site: Wiki - Eleanor of Aquitaine

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1. Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert; 2. Beziers; 3. Narbonne; 4. Carcassonne; 5. Lautrec; 6. Rocamadour; 7. Domme; 8. Beynac; 9. Oradour-sur-Glane; 10. Musée des Blindés, Saumur; 11. Mûrs-Erigné; 12. Chinon; 13.Orléans

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1. Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
2. Béziers
3. Narbonne
4. Carcassonne
5. Lautrec Windmill
6. Albi
7. Rocamadour
8. Domme
9. Beynac-et-Cazenac
10. Bar, Les 5 petits lapins
11. Oradour-sur-Glane
12. Saumur, Musée des Blindés
13. Mûrs-Erigné, Loire River
14. Forteresse Royale de Chinon
15. Blois, Statue Jeanne d'Arc
16. Orléans, Joan of Arc Statue