Mercure Centre Beaune

... really got what, but it all tasted good.<br><br>Our trip to Burgundy would not be complete without a stop in Nuit-St. George, where we again employed the "look for the sign of whoever is open" tactic and were not dissapointed. We got to try some excellent Pinot, C******nay, and even some Aligote (a white that they mix with Creme de Cassis for an aperitif) from some of the local producers. <br>Now its up to Champagne!

... the car to make our way to the hotel. We checked in and the lady was less than pleased to help us. She was not very friendly to say the least. Either way, we got up to our room and dropped our stuff before heading out for dinner. It was only about a 15 minute walk to the center of the city from our hotel. I think we spent 20 minutes once in the square trying to find a restaurant with something for everyone. Eventually we decided on the first place we looked at... go ...

I only stayed for one night here because there was nothing in particular that I wanted to see, I just came to see what it was like. I caught the train back to Paris and had to use a different train station because Paris has several, all of which have trains going to certain places. My metro ticket should have expired but the other morning it had worked so I tried it again. After a couple of goes it was accepted, Yes! Machines can be foiled, and then 'stole' my way to Gare De ...

13th July 09<br><br>Neinburg Weser<br><br>After a delightful week with my cousin Marilys and her husband Gerd at their lovely home in niemburg being shown places we would never have found without them - the painted church at Marklohe where Gerd had been Pastor, the great stone at Staatsforst Krahe, the palace at Celle, the blueberry (hfarm and cafe at Brokeloh where we enjoyed the unlikely combination of a type of potato rosti/pancake with blueberry sauce ...

... The Hotel Dieu had two wards, one for the poor with small beds made for two, and the other for the rich with larger beds and "skylights" in the draperies so they could admire the ceiling art. The Pauper's Ward had a large chapel so patients could pray and prepare for death. The patients in the rich man's ward were more likely to survive and therefore had no chapel to repent. Both ward were served by an ...

After an inauspisious start to the proceeding and having reached Calais in the wee small hours, a few precious hours of much needed sleep were had before it was back in the pooper and the start of the longest part of the journey. As three weary heads hit the pillow it wasn't long before the beast of Basingstoke began its strange mating call. Grunting and snorting with a deep vibrating burr, Rich released his inner monster much to the surprise and ...

... which was lit up quite spookily. Beaune is a place we would definitely like to come back to and to explore properly. <br><br>We only had time to walk around a small part of the town, but it seemed quite sleepy: the bars were closing up at about 10.30pm. We trooped back to the campsite and had a late beer sat by the Bongo. Toppling into the van to sleep we were both shocked at how warm it still was - sleep seemed ...

... festivals in the Nartex, and if pilgrims came to participate, they slept there The chateau of Cormartin was built in the 17th century. This was before the idea of having special rooms for each purpose was thought of. So you have the chamber of madame and the chamber of messieur with a common chamber between. It's very likely they might eat in the bed chamber, and even invite some friends ...

... it was very pleasant. I couldn't wait to see what the finished product would taste like with a year or more in the bottle. We made our way around the corner and found a little tasting station in place there; a small table with 9-10 bottles of white and red arranged in a similar manner to that at the first domaine. Curiously, this was the only domaine where no spittoon was provided. Instead, Ulrich encouraged us to employ the méthode à l'ancienne and spit between the barrels ...

... maps and transport info for granted...they really help diffuse a lot of the stress! So, we had fun seeing some of the neighborhoods and the beautiful, large houses on our way to the city center. When we got to the city center it was actually quite cute. The buildings where soooo old and made out of wood and plaster so they were literally leaning...it's a wonder that more of them haven't fallen down yet based on the angle that they're leaning. Since it was Sunday ...