Monthly Archives: October 2023

France 2023 – Reflections on our travels

When people ask where is my favorite place to travel to, my answer is always the same – Paris. I love everything about the city and even though we’ve been there numerous times, we can always find something new to … Continue reading

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France 2023 – Au Revoir France!

Beef cheeks and Justin Trudeau… Well, that went fast! It’s amazing how quickly the time went by. After months of planning, our holiday was complete and we headed home. We managed to fit in a lot, while still trying to … Continue reading

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France 2023 – Paris Tourists on the go!

With two days left to try and squeeze in a few more visitations, Tuesday became a little busy – but in a good way. Jan and Dave headed off on a tour of Giverny and Monet’s house and gardens. It’s … Continue reading

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France 2023 – Paris – Part Deux

We had a busy start to the morning as we had to get ready to catch our train back to Paris. In the meantime, Jan and Dave were going through the same routine in Avignon. We’d been in touch and … Continue reading

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France 2023 – Burgundy – Fun in Savigny-les-Beaune

The last time we were in Burgundy, we didn’t leave time to visit Chateau de Savigny-les-Beaunes, which was disappointing. This time we vowed to visit and we were happy that we did. Chateau de Savigny-les-Beaune makes good wines, is a … Continue reading

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France 2023 – Burgundy – Saturday Fun

We woke up a bit earlier so we could eat breakfast and then go explore the various stalls, as today was Market Day. Lots of vendors and lots of people -most seemingly enjoying all the interactions and sales. There was … Continue reading

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France 2023 – Burgundy – Route des Grand Crus – Pt 2

As a refresher…On Monday we drove up to Gevrey-Chambertin and then headed backed to Beaune, passing through Chambolle-Musigny, Vosne-Romanée, Vougeot, Nuits St. George and Aloxe-Corton. While Jan and Dave headed off to Avignon for a few days, Sue and I … Continue reading

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France 2023 – Chilling in Beaune

We had to make the call to hang out in town again. My back just couldn’t take the cobblestones and climbing stone stairs today. It was very disappointing as I was looking forward to visiting the castles and singing songs … Continue reading

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France 2023 – A Day in Dijon

For our next adventure, we grabbed a train to visit Dijon. Ok, so technically we just bought tickets for the train, but I swear, I could have been the engineer – I ate my share of Good-n-Plenty growing up. After … Continue reading

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France 2023 – Birthday in Burgundy

Today we celebrated David’s birthday. It started as a nice relaxing day in Beaune and finished up with a scrumptious dinner. Let me tell you about it… After a few busy days, we decided to just relax in town today. … Continue reading

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