France!

We made it on our standby flight to France but just barely! This time we broke up the drive south from Charles de Gaulle to the south of France with a stay in Beaune. We were here previously but it was too short a stay, so this time we thought we would spend two nights. Well… we were totally exhausted when we got here (Beaune) and slept like logs this morning. Our arrival into the city.

We are staying right in the walled city which is absolutely charming. Out our window there was a holiday projection on the nearby church.

The hotel.

But today it was incredibly cold and thick fog and not how I wanted to see the area. But we were able to tour the Chateau Mersault and their cellars with a tasting. It was still beautiful.

The tree in the picture above was very old and massive.

This is only a portion of their production facilities.

So our tour began.

And then the tasting of seven wines, four red (pinot noir grape) and three white (chardonnay grape). These wines aren’t cheap!

We returned in the dense fog to our hotel, and walked and got a bit lost through the fog to a charming restaurant for dinner.

Then a foggy walk back.

Next, off to the south of France where Christian is from.