Said goodbye to Monsieur Max at Lion D’Or after breakfast and drove off down the D942 to Aubisson – 20 miles. It is set in a deep gorge of the River Creuse and everything is constructed of the local volcanic stone, which gives the houses and buildings a conformity of colour – grey. Once famous for the manufacture of tapestries the cottage industry was set upon the river, with the lower orders on the banks (weavers, dyers) and with the entrepreneurs and owners higher up. Stayed at the Hotel Les Lissiers (a lissier was a frame setter for a loom). Quite cosy @ €44. Rained during the afternoon which curtailed T & J’s restaurant promenade somewhat. We actually had dinner at the hotel because everywhere else was closed. It was an average meal but we were royally entertained by five Netherlanders on the table opposite. We came away convinced some people have no appetites, but something far larger.
Weavers houses - Aubusson
Statue on roundabout - Aubusson
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