17th of April, we went to Collonge-la-Rouge. One of the Doctoral students who finished up his thesis last November had told Martin about this beautiful little town, a few km away from Brive-la-Gaillarde (about an hour away from Limoges by car). As you may have noticed, the whole town was made of red brick. The mineral is of course local to the region. The town, like a lot of others near Limoges have been preserved as heritage sites.
At one point during our visit, Martin found some "biere de châtaignes". The "châtaignes" are a popular medieval fruit in the Limousin. Martin decided to buy the beer but there was no ATM to be found. The man at the shop told us that there are strict rules to follow in a preserved town, especially in Collonge-la-Rouge, thus an ATM machine might be considered not esthetically pleasing. He said if there were one, it would have to be covered in red brick like the rest of the town. Of course.
Martin paid by cheque.
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