Not sure what was in the town of Montauban, so we left the car in the hotel car park and walked in. Compared with many other places we have been, we were a little underwhelmed, we thought that the town was generally quite new, the “old bridge”, didn’t look that old and the brick church similar. Then we found out that the bridge was completed in 1335. Montauban is the second oldest of the bastides of southern France. Its foundation dates from 1144.
By the time we got back to the car it was late morning so we asked “her” to find us the way to Montréal-du-Gers to visit Joan & John. The main issue with using the GPS is that we really don’t have a good idea of which way we are going, or the towns we go through. We sometimes use the maps on our tablet for an overall view. An hour or so later we decided it was time for coffee, so we stopped in a village on the GPS way, Beaumont de Lomagne. It is reputed to be a perfect example if a 13th century new town. The marketplace and the (brick) church are the main medieval monuments in the town. Coffee was some of the best.
We passed so many crops of sunflowers, so extensive sometimes that there were sunflowers as far as the eye could see. Unfortunately many crops are nearing the harvesting time and were really hanging their heads.
Just back from a wine tasting with Joan & John.
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