Hotel des Recollets Sarlat-la-Canéda

... they make is incredibly fruity and sweet with a hint of apricot. I am getting all this knowledge from Chris of course because although I managed to drink a little bit I was too busy concentrating on not making faces to decipher the flavors. I do admit though, it was the easiest wine to drink that I have ever tried and if there had been food accompanying it I may have done better. I’m trying here! Because their grapes are so special, they are only ...

After another very nice lunch with Mr. Mrs. Audoin, we drove to the hotel where we would have services and the wedding. We had a brief rehearsal to make sure all the details were covered.

Several people drove in from other areas, Normandy and Poitiers, so we had a larger group than usual in Bordeaux. At 2:30 we had our Sabbath service. I gave a brief news update on things that had happened since the Feast ...

This morning I worked in the hotel room, and then drove to the Audoins' home again where I had been invited for lunch along with Hervé Dubois and Helen Hayes who will be married tomorrow. Helen doesn’t speak French, and the Audoins don’t speak English, so Hervé and I did a lot of translating during the meal, which was very enjoyable once again.

After lunch Hervé and Helen and I went through the details of the wedding arrangements and agreed to have a brief ...

... 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 ...

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Charline et Jeremy

Well, this will be my last entry. I was hoping to have updated more than i did, but i also thought i'd have far more internet than i did! Oh well, i think you've all got a picture of what it was like over here and i'm sad and ready to come back. here's a few more pics to leave you with and i'll be sure to let everyone see all 1,000 pictures we took! See you all soon!

Au revoir!!

... 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.

... but vines could be seen. Big juicy grapes soaking up the sunshine and hanging low below the leaves.

Vines and vines as far as the eye can see. Every once in awhile a Grande Chateau shows itself above the grape leaves. Enormous stone pillars supporting elaborate iron-worked gates mark the entrance from the road. Many of these offer ‘vente direct’ ...

... demise and eventual death. She had a REALLY interesting life, so that was neat to see. Also, the chateau has a birds of prey show that they do, so we saw that. One of the owls actually flew over and perched RIGHT BESIDE ME! That was kind of crazy and slightly unnerving. After this we decided to go to Belves, which is a town we were considering spending a whole day at later in the week. We thought we ...