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Day 18 Friday 23 rd October Aurillac to the Dordogne

Staying with Andy's University friend Chris and his wife Yvette and their three dogs,Pansy Daisy and Berries at their farm house in the limetree Hamlet near Nontron, for a couple of nights. More photos to come

Day 17 Thursday 22nd October La Cavalerie to Aurillac

love the independent shoe shops in French cities, this is Victors near the Old Town ,15 mins walk from our quiet suburban camping site

Pretty old town with river Jordanne

running through it

Impressive weir

Day 16 Wednesday 22 nd October Bezier to Frontignen La Cavalerie Bezier to aire overnight

Day 15 Tuesday 21st October Day trip from Bezier to Montpelier

Fast train into Montpellier from Bezier 90 mins. Wandered around the back streets with very interesting funky indie shops . Lunch Plat de Jour at a whole food cafe in one of the alleys . Long visit to the Musee Fabre to see the Soulage exhibition and other artists. University City . I'd like to live here .

More photos tomorrow

Day 14 Monday 20 th October Cassis to Luma museum ( nr Arles) to Bezier

Luma museum near Arles

Architect of this amazing contemporary art museum is Frank Gehry architect of the Guggenheim Museum . More photos to come

Day 13 Sunday 19 th October Day trip to Mucem Marseille

Moon dress from 1970 film

the Beatles made it to the permanent exhibition from late 60's

tribute to street art in Marseille

conquest and civilisation of Algeria , video documentary interpreting the colonial justification of invading Algeria

Here is the mirrored canopy by Norman Foster British architect as we made our way back across Marseille to catch the bus back to Cassis

Farid Belkahia the henna'd hand 1980

I loved this bust of an Amazonian woman by Domenico Brucciani 1890

More photos from the permanent exhibition

Here we are

Walking under the mirrored canopy a feature in the harbour area by Norman Foster, British architect

The crowds grow larger in the afternoon

The Fort / harbour

Miro

Astrological signs

Mediterranean cultures from antiquity to present day

Astronomy / Astrology- exhibition number 2

Glass flowers in permanent exhibition

Indian art

Permanent artefacts in the museum

In sculpture

In literature

Don Quichotte exhibition - how he has been portrayed all over the world by various artists

Fountain in the Fort courtyard

Performance on the quay with a puppet drew a small crowd

Arrived at Mucem Musee by train , delicious roast veg sandwich for lunch .

Day 12 Saturday 18 th October Cassis

Exhausted after yesterday's trip to Marseille. Spent the morning recovering and reading at the campsite. Walked into Cassis for a late afternoon swim and boat ride around the coves west of Cassis and caught the bus back to the campsite