And now the diet !

We've been telling friends that we've had a quiet Christmas but when we think about it, we seem to have been 'preparing' for it since the end of November.  In the lead up to Christmas we've had 7 meals here for friends, been for 3 meals at restaurants with either friends or the clubs we belong to, invited to an evening party for food, wine and whiskey tasting, been to 3 music concerts, went into Gourdon for a Laser and Firework show and finished up yesterday with a guided tour of the medieval part of Sarlat, a touristy town which is just north of us into the Dordogne.

It is always good to be with friends but there were 2 outstanding highlights.

The first was a free concert which we went to in Gourdon's church.  It was a choir of about 40 young enthusiastic music students or young professionals who meet up twice a year for about a week and then give these performances.  A superb hour and a half of well trained, well rehearsed singers full of enthusiasm.
The second big hightlight was the tour we did yesterday.  We thought we knew Sarlat, having been there a number of times, but the guide took us through lots of narrow streets from the 13th century onwards and showed us some interesting looking buildings.  Also we saw lots of tiny galleries and shops which warrant a further visit. The guide was very knowledgeable and, although we struggle to keep up with French spoken at 'normal' speed, we did follow the gist of what she was telling everybody.

So, even though we spent the time on our own, we still managed to eat too much nice food and drink too much 'bubbles' and nice wine.  Now the new, 'healthy' regime starts ... less wine, healthier food (no nibbles!) and a regular 30 minute walk every day !!!

How long will we keep this up ?