Kyriad Bergerac

... that had its own 4star hotel and reception area. I decided not to taste anymore wine (Feeling a little queasy) but Chris enjoyed the second wine tasting greatly. He said these wines were drier but still very good. We were running late so we hopped back on the bus for the trip back into town.

The tour was 6 hours in all (mostly driving) so by the time we got back into town we were starving! We hadn’t eaten since breakfast so we were ...

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 ...

... 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 ...

... Mr. Mrs. Bernal were there too, we had a very enjoyable evening, catching up on news, comparing notes about the recent convention we had in Normandy and planning for the future. French dinner can last quite a while, but several of us were tired from the day's activities so we finished the meal at around 9:00 pm, and went our separate ways; looking forward to meeting again soon.

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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.

... in for a night of drinking.

So, we decided to have another rest day and managed to go to a near by town where we entered a cave that was rumoured to be hell. Another highlight of the day was finding five litres of wine in a barrel for 3.7 euros. Remember this: kicking a bean bag between a few friends after 5 litres of wine is the funniest thing you can do. However, don't get naked.

... leave home at 8:20am, and have had a coffee and 2 hot chocolates since then, and the time is now 4: 30, I quite fancied the idea of a toilette. I had no money left, so Bek leant me the 50 centime needed to get into the washrooms. Off I went. I'd managed to avoid washrooms with money collectors in them up to this point, so I was a little uncertain as to what happens. I hesitated in front of the window where a man was ...

... to get rid of the aching legs and headaches, in order to run the half-marathon... what a crazy event! - more people watching than running.... many of whom were beautifully dressed and sipping champagne on the sidelines - samba bands dotted along the course - ran thru a tent of people eating dinner... hello, dont they think that was rather cruel on the 8000 runners?! - finished in the arena with smoke machines and torches of fire, and a medal...my first! michelle and i then went ...