Hotel Restaurant Kyriad Bordeaux Lac

... in a certain location and must be handpicked so that only the grapes affected by the fungus are used. This makes the wine very expensive and a basic bottle costs 40 Euros. Chris loved the wine but wasn’t willing to spend that much.

Because of the time of year we visited the vineyards all the grapes have been picked and have already been processed. They are now all in the barrels aging. The amount of barrels depends on how good their harvest ...

... Tabernacles and then a sermon on the deep significance of marriage. We finished in time to get everything ready for the wedding. We had a scheduled beginning time of 4:10 pm, because Helen's congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan wanted to listen to the ceremony over the phone. The wedding had originally been planned to take place in Michigan, but due to the US State Departments refusal of an engagement visa ...

... at 2:00, before the start of services. The wedding will follow shortly after the service. Helen asked if we could have a cell phone on line to her church area back in Michigan, and I told her that would be fine, though I wasn’t sure how well they’d be able to hear.

I gave Mrs. Audoin a break from food preparation and had dinner at the hotel. It was pleasantly restful. The salad bar is wonderful at the hotel. Generally, the French put a lot of ...

... out, and from there one can locate the Arc de Triomphe, Sacré Cœur up on the hill and other landmarks.

In Bordeaux, I picked up another rental car and drove to the hotel where we will have services on the Sabbath and where the wedding will be celebrated as well. I picked up a bottle of wine (such wonderful choices here!) and drove to the home of Mr. Mrs. Audoin for ...

... we visited two wineries. We were given tours and information on their wines and winemaking, and tasted some of their wines. We also got to visit Chateau Margaux - ok, the bus stopped out the front just for a look, but it was great to get a glimps.

... the city. We toured around the loveliest park where we drank milkshakes. Then we decided it would be fun to try to bike to the vineyard area. We failed miserably and rode our bikes home.

Yesterday was the highlight of Bordeaux. In the early morning we caught a bus to St. Emilion. We weren`t sure at which point we entered into a fairytale. Imagine walking through cobblestone streets, hearing classical opera, and seeing doves flying around church bell towers. Every ...

... night snack. March 7- It was raining when we woke up (rather late) but still a lovely temperature, especially coming from Glasgow. We proceeded back into the city centre for a specially made Knipper walking tour of Bordeaux. We saw Notre Dame, a gorgeous church tucked away near the Passage Sarget, the Marche et Galerie Grands Hommes, bought a canele (a specialty of the region and quite delicious), place Gambetta, hotel de ville, wandered around a bookstore and explored Rue St ...

... of the sweet wines. Château Clos Haut-Peyraguey is also classified as first class, but by that time I was sweet right to the back of my teeth and could not really appreciate the wines on offer. We did pass the Château d'Yquem, classified as the best first class Château and the tour guide made quite a fuss of them, so I guess they're very prestigious (read: with wines probably too expensive for us).IMH Day two we both went on a walking tour along the Garonne River and ...

... the ferry this time the twelve of us all seemed to wander around the boat in our separate ways while exchanging a few pleasantries as we passed each other. We spent the first night at a nice campground a short distance from the ferry terminal and not far from the main beach in Calais. "Don't get too used to these nice European camping facilities; they're not going to last", the drivers warned us, as we spent the afternoon going over such truck life formalities as ...

... for a great dinner and more incredible wine... Up early and ...