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Traveling In & Around France

The Barge Trip of 2 years ago and a Little Fastforward

Beaucoup has changed since I wrote this post two years ago, almost to the day.  Im now living most of the year in a little Gold Rush town in Northern California near my father's wineries.  Pascal and I have broken up.  I am still doing my beloved vintage shopping tours in the best sesons to [...]

Vivent les Partenaires!

Umm - well "I've been busy."  Sorry about that big old 2 1/2 month break.  It's been quite the whirlwind and I've been dying to share the goings-on and the news but there's been too much going on.  I'm back in France.  Have been here three weeks with lots of changes and, then so much [...]

Doors of Nimes

On the way to the car from the bullfight Saturday we walked through streets that made me feel like I was walking through a movie set. I don't know Nimes that well, but it sure is luscious to look at! Here's a crumbly façade that grabbed at my heart. And here's another beauty that leaves [...]

Burgundy!

  After our long champagne morning we hit the road for Burgundy, part 2 of the French wine adventure.    Burgundy is about three hours away from the Champagne producing region.  Actually Burgundy is a large region.  It's the prime winemaking region, the Cote d'Or, that's about three hours away.   We had to make [...]

Vintage Champagne

This post could also be called "antique champagne" - so ancient was the bubbly we drank Sunday morning. Our final morning in Champagne we spent with Xavier, the oldest son & champagne maker of the Guy Charbaut family, our B&B hosts.  Xavier pulled a bottle of aging rosé champagne to show us that the bottle has been [...]