Wine Country Tour, Days Nine and Ten: Bordeaux
We arrived in Bordeaux yesterday and spent the afternoon exploring the neighborhood of our hotel. Today we got better acquainted with the city. Near our hotel is one of the…
Wine Country Tour, Days Seven and Eight
Three years ago when we first visited Mont Saint-Michel, we agreed that if we ever got the chance, we would spend the night "on the rock", and this year we…
Wine Country Tour, Day Six: Honfleur
After Paris, there is little doubt about Anita's favorite place in France. It's on the left bank of the mouth of the Seine River, right across from the city of…
Wine Country Tour, Day Five: Champagne
Last year, I decided Anita needed a champagne vineyard. Most Americans have heard the expression "champagne tastes on a beer budget." That pretty well describes us, so what to do? …
Wine Country Tour, Day Four: Transition
I went to bed tonight thinking I'd skip the blog today, since we are without wifi in our B&B here in Epernay. But the muse is upon me and so…
Wine Country Tour, Day Three: Victor Hugo and Nuit Blanche
We started our day today by walking around the corner of Place des Vosges and spending some time in the house where Victor Hugo lived for 16 years. If that…
Wine Country Tour, Day Two: Dior Exhibit
Please permit me a small digression about our lodgings. Our hotel was built about 400 years ago, and one might expect a little antiquity in the environment. Indeed, the exposed…
Wine Country Tour, Day One
Today begins our Wine Country Tour of France. We will visit the centers of Champagne, Bordeaux, and Burgundy wine production in France. And along the way we will try to…
Abbe Prevost, Pt.2 and Finale
The last two of the spots near Louvier where my new favorite author served during the early part of his career (end of the 17th century) are the Abbey St-Ouen…
Fontainebleau and Chartres
If you're following along and wonder what happened to yesterday's blog, keep reading. I thought about apologizing, but in case you haven't noticed, we're all about spontaneity, and we had…