french food love

hi! we're currently motorwaying up the middle of france, after a lovely visit to the beautiful Dordogne region. We stayed the night in Domme, a very cute little town built up above the river. It appeared to have a cave in the square where we parked for the night? I don't know... Unfortunately it started to rain in the morning, but I was determined to run so it didn't stop me, and nor did the angry french man with an umbrella who seemed to think I was trying to get in all his photos. I apologise, angry french man. Your camera was sort of pointing the other way, but we won't quibble on the details. The view over the region was just superb, even through the rain! It cleared up as we drove through more cute villages - La Roque Gageac, Beynac-et-Cazenac (where Michael explored the very impressive castle!) and on to Sarlat. It was pretty but I'm afraid after the intense amount of 'les plus beaux villages de france' (the most beautiful villages in france, they're ORGANISED) we've got a bit picky, and thought there were just too many people! We drove on through castle-dotted, verdant green landscapes to Rocamadour, where the returning rain cleared up just enough to give us a glimpse of the pretty town perched on the cliff.
 We splurged and had dinner overlooking this beautiful town - Michael had "the best animal i have ever eaten. Oh my god, foodgasm. I wanted to revive it and thank it before getting them to kill and cook it again. Oh god" in the form of roast duck, while my chocolate fondant (english translation: 'the heart melting into honey') definitely melted my heart. Unfortunately the restaurant felt a bit too posh to pull out the camera, a la Alsace, but trust me, it was pretty :)
So, in short, we're loving France.
Well, most of it. Michael does has some notes about road and traffic organisation. He keeps yelling randomly at the lack of reflectors and the bizarre organisation of intersections. In fact I think he's so impassioned he may be writing a post about it soon :)
anyway, bed time, hopefully be hearing from you all soon! xx