France: Castres and Lautrec
On Tuesday we get off to a slower start. I catch up on lost sleep in the morning and then we are undecided between visiting Ambialet and returning to eat in Alban. Or driving to Castres and then either carrying on to La Sidobre natural area or the village of Lautrec on the way back. The pictures of Castres seem enticing, maybe just Ambialet is too quiet a day and when Andrea finds an enticing restaurant in Castres, that clinches it. It’s another easy drive through the sunbaked and parched countryside, and parking is once again easy. The chosen restaurant however, alas is closed. But the views from the bridge of the houses along the river are worth the drive, really special. We then explore the rest of the town, because Castres is not so small, with about forty thousand inhabitants, keeping an eye out for a restaurant which inspires. The centre isn’t as pretty as the medieval villages we visited the day before or as Albi but Place Jean Jaurès is attractive and the area around the G...
