Tuesday, 16th June 2015. Another warm day with a mix of sunshine and clouds. We decided to go to Montmédy.
On the way, we diverted to the village of Juvigny and spent a pleasant half-hour at its pretty river-side spot. Everything looked so lovely and peaceful, I couldn’t resist capturing it yet again...
Something fascinating about viewing a river from a bridge!
While I take a short stroll along the river bank.
We then continued to Montmédy and headed up the hill to the Citadelle. There’s a lot of restorative work being done on some of the buildings and the interior of the church. The car park is very dusty and old fireplaces and stone shelves can be seen - once the space must have been an interior of an old house or hall.
The bar, which re-opened last year, was sadly closed - perhaps only open in high season - so we decide to head for a café and have the plat du jour. It turns out this was something we both had in mind but neither had expressed the thought, both of us deciding to “go with the flow” of the day.
It was such a pleasant day that tables and chairs were set outside and it being 12.30. most were full, but there was one at the edge which seemed to be waiting for us. There were small and large groups of people inside too.
The waitress was very busy and we had to wait to order but it wasn’t a problem. The café is in the main square, grand houses around it, across from the church, and a pretty inner square, with fountain.
Our drinks were welcome and the food was delicious and worth waiting for.
By the time we had finished our leisurely lunch the indoor and outside tables had all but cleared but were soon re-filled by others looking for refreshment in the sunshine.
This was not our first visit to l’Alcazar…nor will it be our last.
Out of the Citadelle, a short way down the hill...
is a wash-house.
The interior has a dry basin…
...and some interesting, old graffiti!
We did not leave our mark but headed home with happy memories of a good day out.
