If you drive through the woods of Lot
you will eventually arrive at the
Château de Bessonies.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqsNku_0_o4TMTf4MJWwh_hVqmEW15iRjDzpsOufEaTYAKQp4i6PaBBQu66UiQU0uL-pA5RVVpg5a_OmSNOoS5ktIrJoUM9XKdGiW_FqdrJ9CmeRuVGI_IfYZNgUtIQR6jElrnMGKI5Qi/s400/IMG_6640.JPG)
Madame will greet you and show you
to your delightful and comfortable room.
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Every surface is covered with charming things
to admire and enjoy.
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It seems incredible that in 2001
the Château was a ruin with trees in the
salon.
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Madame and her son have restored it themselves
and it is impossible to talk to Madame
without being inspired by her restless energy and enthusiasm.
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Tonight we will dine in the
salle á mangersitting on the gold chairs.
The dinner will be simple, delicious home-made food.
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Tomorrow, the church bells will wake us
and we will linger over freshly baked cake and hot coffee
under the umbrellas on the terrace.
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Eventually we must leave
but we promise Madame that we will return.
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And so we will,
but I suspect that next time
it will be even more difficult to leave.
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Nobody warned us
that it is an enchanted castle in the woods
and that it is very easy to become spell bound.