Les Grands Crus Dijon
Route des Grands Crus, Gevrey-Chambertin Dijon, Burgundy, 21220, France
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Les Trois Glorieuses
... barrel so you could see the action inside.
Our tour of the caves ended in a large room converted into a performance venue. A small stage had been erected along with a sound system, compact stage lighting and benches for the audience. Two jazz groups performed- the first had a flute, trio of guitars and bass. The second was a quintet of drum set, bass, keyboards, tenor sax and alto sax. The keyboard player ...
Back To School and Armistice Day
... between French and American schools, and also about American holidays, so that’s what I did yesterday. He set me up in the library, and the classes came to me. I brought some pictures on my flash drive, and he had a computer and display camera for me to use.
It was interesting to see what things they got excited about. I showed them a map of the first floor of Maple Grove Jr. High, and they went nuts. Meursault is a town ...
Differences
... Halloween, so we did our best to find a pumpkin. We got one at the grocery store, the largest one we could find, and it was the size of a cantaloupe. Chip did a great job carving the little guy, and last night we put in a candle and took it outside for pictures. Because it is the week of All Saint’s Day, schools are on vacation, and there has been a family staying in the other apartment here, across the courtyard. I knew they had ...
“Crème de Cassis” & Signage
... Aligoté (also made here in Burgundy) mixed with a tasty little something called “Crème de Cassis” or just called “Cassis”.
A short diversion is needed here to explain about Cassis. This very sweet, dark red liquor is made from Blackcurrants. Blackcurrants are similar to our Gooseberries in North America. If you had attended an educational tour at the Cassisium (No, I’m not making that name up.) as we ...
Paris Visit and a little bit more…
... the "Buffalo Grill". We’ve noticed this chain in France on numerous trips with the Minnesota Ambassadors, and believe it or not we were craving some American-style food. The Country & Western music was blaring, there were statues of Native Americans and Totem Poles, and there was a mounted buffalo head just inside the door. The menus had pictures of cowboys, and before dinner we were brought a small bowl of popcorn. ...



