Children of all ages gathered at the local Primary School for the Easter Egg treasure hunt around Daglan village yesterday morning. Various eggs, candy and clues were hidden in and around the village but the one that the children wanted was the chocolate rabbit which found would lead to an Easter surprise.
On the hunt through and around the market.
One clue was attached to the bush which was at the side of the supermarket. This is a smart little girl collecting all of the treats to share out later.
Eggs and candy’s were hidden in and around our plants on the wall, but no rabbit!
Daglan Village
Taking a walk through the village this morning I could not resist taking another picture of our Mairie looking splendid in the morning sunshine.
Robin taking a well earned break on the balcony at Café de la Fleur.
If anyone is in my age group you will remember Bill and Ben the flower pot men which was televised in the 1950’s and 1960’s in the UK.
The wow factor, the most gorgeous wisteria I have ever seen is to be found next to Le Thé Vert in the village.
A special thank you to Chris and Virginie for this delicious chocolate cake. It is truly a chocoholics dream with every slice.
Happy Easter from Daglan
Easter Events:-
Sarlat and Marqueyssac are both holding Easter Treasure Hunts this weekend.
This particular lamp is to be seen just at the entrance to the car park.
It looks like it has been cut in half to make it fit into the space available.
Chocolate gems of chickens, fish, ducks and eggs to be found in the various Chocolatiers in Sarlat.
Wow, just look at the owl.
This was taken inside Pâtisserie Massoulier, rows and rows of treats for Easter.
Paul says that I am like a homing pigeon for linen, lace and chocolate.
An organ grinder who looked like he had just stepped out of a Dickens novel, he had a great singing voice too.
Resulting in a very interesting Medieval and Renaissance centre with attractive boulevards and streets which line the area around the Cathédrale Saint Front. 
Here are just a few examples from the large selection on show. 
Some are just too gorgeous to eat, well nearly!
They also sell the most delicious macarons and gâteaux, petit and grand, that you have ever tasted. Plus an assortment of fine French breads and pastries, which are always served to you with a smile.
The youngest member of the team at 
Paul and I go most Sundays mornings to buy our breakfast treat of the week and to stock up with their delicious breads.
We have found that French bread will freeze well for short periods of time of up to a week if wrapped in cling film.
I must say that the gardens are magnificent, the views of the Dordogne valley are wonderful and well worth a visit or two.
Above is a favourite on our walk through the gardens, the curling rosemary hedge in a bed of lavender.
This is just one of the hands on displays that are new to Marqueyssac this year, the double tree house.
Along the “Esplanade” were new musical animations designed and constructed by Alfred de la Neuche for children of all ages to play with, (including myself).
We were informed that we could have a go at shimmying up the ropes to the top of the tallest tree for a breath taking view over the valley, and even after reassurances that it was easy we said ‘no thank you, we will watch you’.
This bicycle train looked like old style bird cages, they were full of flowers and perfume.
I love this room in the Château from the wallpaper to the furniture gorgeous.
Still looking for “dino” we spotted this peacock, what magnificent plumage.
The above was as close as we came. No problem, we shall have another visit in a few months time to see a 7.5 metre long and 2.5 metres high, 150 million years old Allosaurus named Kan.
Bernard Decaix offers a mouth watering display of eggs, ducks, fish, rabbits and bells.
Mertz Roland Patisserie Chocolatier is amazing.
With large chocolate crackers, truffles, fish and eggs, rabbits in all sizes made with milk, white or dark chocolate or all three and eggs made with peanut brittle, it was so difficult to choose which ones we would buy.
But after a few “wow look at these” we were extremely restrained and decided on two Easter eggs and two bells. They all have chocolate or sweet surprises inside. The difficulty is waiting until Easter Sunday before we start to eat them.
The Tourist Office next to the Chocolate exhibition, where there was a display of chocolates, moulds and cookery books.
Each Master Chocolatiers presented a piece of unique work of art just for the Festival. It was terribly difficult to pick just one, but I thought that the one on the left of the picture depicted Sarlat the best.
Paul picked the one on the right of the picture which is a pond with lilies, frogs etc all made from chocolate, gorgeous.
I also liked the one on the left, so you can see how difficult it was to choose.
The duck on top of the eggs brought laughter to everyone and how they got the duck to balance like that I do not know.
This is just a small example of what you could buy.
So cute
“Minions” and Easter treats.
