Monthly Archives: September 2023

France 2023 – Exploring the “Route des Grands Crus”

Burgundy’s Route des Grands Crus or literally, “Road of great wines”. Is it just some wine street in France or is it an enchanting road through and along some of the best vineyards in all of France? As stated in … Continue reading

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France 2023 – Burgundy – Beaune as our base

We started off the day with breakfast before checking out of the hotel. We loved Chablis and can see ourselves returning to see the things we missed. After packing up the car, we walked over to the main road in … Continue reading

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France 2023 – Chablis – Sunshine and White Wine

We woke up once again to some rain. Luckily, it passed by early and things were drying up by the time we were ready to head out. We have three wine tastings planned for the day and our first one … Continue reading

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France 2023 – Chablis – White wine paradise

After our visit to Provins, we continued on to the town of Chablis. It rained most of the way there, though not as hard. Along the way, we drove through mostly agricultural lands. There was an abundance of corn, sunflowers … Continue reading

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France 2023 – Provins – Medieval Knights and Rainy Days

After breakfast, we checked out and bid adieu to Épernay. As it’s a fairly long ride to Chablis, we thought that breaking it up would be good. We decided to stop about midway at the Medieval village of Provins. Provins … Continue reading

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France 2023 – Épernay – Champagne Bubbles Abound

Paris was delightful, as always. Lots of fun, lots of people and a museum or two, plus some delicious meals. However it was time to move on. We booked a ride from Paris to Reims to avoid any possibility of … Continue reading

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France 2023 – Mucha Exhibit & the 12th Arrondissement

No manic Monday here… just an interesting day of art, a visit to to 12th arrondissement and finishing off with dinner at Willi’s. Quelle belle journée! We met up in the hotel lobby after breakfast. The plan was to take … Continue reading

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France 2023 – Weekend in Paris!

A good night’s sleep is the perfect way to start off the weekend and banish the jet lag. Jan and Dave were meeting up with a travel friend of theirs and going to have lunch at Bouillon Racine. It’s a … Continue reading

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France 2023 – Au Revoir Summer… Bonjour Paris!

The end of summer is sneaking up on us, but we won’t be home to see it. After months of planning, the time has arrived to enjoy our vacation in France. We made some minor tweaks to the itinerary and … Continue reading

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