Day 46 Sunday 4th July:
Sunday morning in Vivonne is very active – the boulangere is trading at a very early hour, runners are congregating in the square but the vanners all seem to be fast asleep. I made my way to the boulangerie for our baguette, having to queue with many of the villagers – what a lovely shop, stacked to the ceiling with breads, and the display cabinets were stocked with the most delectable array of pastries and cakes you could imagine.
Our route today took us through Gencay, Pressac, Confolens and stopping at Oradour-sur-Glane for the evening. On our way we took some very scenic detours – probably experiencing one of our longest travelling days for a few weeks – 98kms!
Oradour-sur-Gland is the “martyr village” still preserved as it was the day the Nazis SS troops killed over 600 villagers, even though the war was over in this part of France by August 1944. We will be visiting the site tomorrow.
We are stopping at an Aire in the modern part of the town- very well equipped and popular – over 20 vans here and it is only 5.00pm – and more are rolling in as I write!
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