Category Archives: Travel

France 2023 – Burgundy – Saturday Fun

Posted on October 5, 2023 by herktrav

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

Posted on October 1, 2023 by herktrav

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

Posted on October 1, 2023 by herktrav

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

Posted on October 1, 2023 by herktrav

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

Posted on October 1, 2023 by herktrav

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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France 2023 – Exploring the “Route des Grands Crus”

Posted on September 27, 2023 by herktrav

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

Posted on September 26, 2023 by herktrav

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

Posted on September 26, 2023 by herktrav

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

Posted on September 25, 2023 by herktrav

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

Posted on September 24, 2023 by herktrav

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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