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Day 155-166, 14-25 November 2014, Clotures, Magnac-Laval, Le Dorat. Seven weeks down. One week to go. Been pottering about, meeting new folks and drinking coffee at Terri's in Magnac. Even bought some blingy earrings as a completely atypical souvenir of this part of France. A big ginger bullock (completely typical) simply won't fit in my bag. Tootled off to Le Dorat for a second visit today - even managed to pick up my train ticket for next week's big adventure off to Paris. Checked out Le Petite Fontaine cafe - cosy. So important in the damp and gray to walk into a cafe and immediately want to whip off jacket. Luckily had coffee, had big chats and only when we were leaving did I see the cocktail list... darn! Could have done with a Mojito - it's been a while since the heady days of the Mojito plant on the Costa del Sol. Even found a bank and an ATM that did my bidding. Hugely productive day. Progress is good. Today's picture is La Porte Bergere or Shepherd's Gate. Built between 1424 and 1431, the door of Dorat is located west of the ramparts of the most inaccessible side of the hill. It is the only preserved gate in Haute-Vienne, and the only remaining of the four gates of the city from the Middle Ages. So much history more or less on the doorstep. Amazing.
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