Chateauneuf-s-Charente proved less than exciting, although the river was picturesque, so we hurried on. However, just East a bit at Angouleme, we found fortified ramparts on a steep hill overlooking The Charente and more than enough to do on another day with temperatures in the top thirties. We climbed two of the towers in l'hôtel de ville to get magnificent views. The musée also proved excellent value, (I wore my Indiana Jones hat because we would be dealing with valuable artefacts). All the pre-history, neolithic, French colonial and regional exhibitions came in at a modest zero Euros per adult, pas mal indeed. This meant that we had enough for a pipette of cola and a petite dribble de bière by the river later. The Cathédrale St Pierre was our final destination, respendent in gleaming white stone inside and out.
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