We are heading out for the Sunday Saone River cruise. The Bateau le Delta leaves at noon and we are on the river for 3 1/2 hours. We will have pictures when we return.
It is around 80 degrees here so it is a perfect day for being out on the boat.
http://www.croisieres-saonoises.fr/croisieres.php?lang=gb
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
May 21st in Burgundy
Tonight we grilled our Bresse AOC Chicken. I can not describe this chicken and how amazing it is when you cook it.
Anyway, I have been remiss in not describing the high skies here. We are right smack in the middle of Paris and Geneva and the planes fly over all day with their trails. I hope you can see the trail of the plane on the way to Paris.
Momma and Baby London Dancing on the pool deck to George Strait!!
Beaune - Market Day (Again)
This morning was a smorgasbord of actions. I went over to Simard to get the supplies for Monday dinner with Doug, Linda, Huck and Kathleen. Sherry had a French lesson while London and I took the drive.
We then went up to Beaune to get the fresh vegetables for the dinner and had lunch. Sat next to a couple from California with LeTexan shirt. He got the shirt in 1991. They got married at the top of the Rock of Gibraltar and return every year to Europe on their anniversary. Pretty Cool..... Of interest is that the gentleman is scared of heights and still got married on the top of the ROG.
Of course London rode the carousel again.
Back home and out to the pool for a while. Great weather.
We then went up to Beaune to get the fresh vegetables for the dinner and had lunch. Sat next to a couple from California with LeTexan shirt. He got the shirt in 1991. They got married at the top of the Rock of Gibraltar and return every year to Europe on their anniversary. Pretty Cool..... Of interest is that the gentleman is scared of heights and still got married on the top of the ROG.
Of course London rode the carousel again.
California Couple visiting Beaune
Carousel Baby
Friday, May 20, 2011
Mercurey Visit - part deux!!
We have to share this additional information on our day.
These vineyards are absolutely amazing to me. It is a dream and a career that I will never be able to grasp and yet it is engrained in these locals from childhood. We learned on our visit to Francois Raquillet that he is the 11th generation of his family to make wine on his property. He was explaining to us that this year the weather has been exceptionally hot and they will be cutting the grapes early, in August. Perhaps in my next lifetime, I will come back as an expert wine producer....in France, of course.
There is always something for everyone as we were tasting these wonderful wines, London charmed the sweet man for a lollipop!
PS - Please note the 'deuxieme Catimini ensemble,' this French children's boutique is going to break my shopping budget!!! But I'm loving it!
These vineyards are absolutely amazing to me. It is a dream and a career that I will never be able to grasp and yet it is engrained in these locals from childhood. We learned on our visit to Francois Raquillet that he is the 11th generation of his family to make wine on his property. He was explaining to us that this year the weather has been exceptionally hot and they will be cutting the grapes early, in August. Perhaps in my next lifetime, I will come back as an expert wine producer....in France, of course.
PS - Please note the 'deuxieme Catimini ensemble,' this French children's boutique is going to break my shopping budget!!! But I'm loving it!
Last Working Day
I want to give a shout out to my mother-in-law who is working her last day today. In good style she is joining us on Monday to enjoy our time on vacation. Please comment so we can share with her our appreciation for her working career.
We are working on a l'ecole position here in France.
We are working on a l'ecole position here in France.
May 20th..Mercurey
Today we kind of didn't have anything planned so we went down to the Tourism office and checked on a Saone River cruise. Couldn't book until Sunday so we wandered around. Still no idea of what we were going to do. Got back in the car and started driving.
We ended up going to Mercurey which is due west of Chalon sur Saone. Our Chateau has a sister Chateau in Mercurey so we searched it out. We knew from speaking with our "landlord" that there is a winery next door to Chateau Mercurey. We stopped in and Francois Raquillet (http://domaineraquillet.free.fr/navig.php3) was finishing lunch with his wife. He asked that we wait 10 minutes and then came out to show us his cellar and cave. Unbelievable. We checked out a few of his wines and then headed down to lunch on his recommendation.
This is where it gets good....The lunch restaurant, Le Charme (http://www.restaurant-lecharme.com/index.htm), was in a house and the proprietor and her husband tended to the food and service. Sherry had the Beef Bourguignon WITH LASAGNA PASTA and I had chicken in cream sauce, which is a diet food around here. Sherry ended up bonding with the wife who gave her the hand written recipe for the main dish, IN FRENCH. All in all it was a great meal.
As we were leaving we stopped into Domaine Michel Juillot (http://www.domaine-michel-juillot.fr/) and went into their wines and cellar. There are 1000's of these individual makers who never sniff the US market.
Oh yeah, London truly enjoyed it all and crashed out on the way home.
A SPONGEBOB BEST DAY EVER MOMENT!!!!!!!
We ended up going to Mercurey which is due west of Chalon sur Saone. Our Chateau has a sister Chateau in Mercurey so we searched it out. We knew from speaking with our "landlord" that there is a winery next door to Chateau Mercurey. We stopped in and Francois Raquillet (http://domaineraquillet.free.fr/navig.php3) was finishing lunch with his wife. He asked that we wait 10 minutes and then came out to show us his cellar and cave. Unbelievable. We checked out a few of his wines and then headed down to lunch on his recommendation.
This is where it gets good....The lunch restaurant, Le Charme (http://www.restaurant-lecharme.com/index.htm), was in a house and the proprietor and her husband tended to the food and service. Sherry had the Beef Bourguignon WITH LASAGNA PASTA and I had chicken in cream sauce, which is a diet food around here. Sherry ended up bonding with the wife who gave her the hand written recipe for the main dish, IN FRENCH. All in all it was a great meal.
As we were leaving we stopped into Domaine Michel Juillot (http://www.domaine-michel-juillot.fr/) and went into their wines and cellar. There are 1000's of these individual makers who never sniff the US market.
Oh yeah, London truly enjoyed it all and crashed out on the way home.
View from Le CHARME
DOMAINE MICHEL JUILLOT
FULL TUMMY BABY
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