Day 31. Knock, knock

Today we made a trip to Périgueux.

It is a beautiful old city.

A big cathedral.

Medieval houses.

We walked around.

Coffee on a terrace.

We bought CD's.

All very pleasant.

I wanted to take pictures from a detail I would discover during the day.

In the last hour we stayed It was suddenly there.

Door- knockers. Or in French: heurtoir de porte.

We now use a bell to ring.

But in older times -and even now- some people use a door-knocker to get entrance to house of a stranger or a friend.

Inside you would hear it when someone was at the door.

Metal on wood.

During that last hour I did see a great variety.

A simple ring.

 History to be seen on the wood.

Decorated.

A little hand with a bracelet.

This hand shows a lovely sleeve. Perhaps it is lace cuff, and made after a beautiful woman.

They can be see in all cities and villages all over in France.
It is part of the history of a house.