Thrive, Life is your Opportunity!
We have been in Colmar since Sunday afternoon. We were excited to go for a walk in the old town Monday. The area is inside where ramparts were built around the city many centuries ago for protection. It has many pretty buildings, plazas and even canals that have caused it to be labeled Little …
[Read more...] about Colmar 2: Poor man’s Bruges, a great night out, you call that a market?
Today was moving day again. We had a coffee and hot chocolate at Le Monge before our one mile hike with 40 60 pounds on our backs. The seats were a bit wet even after wiping them down. Last night was an impressive series of thunder and electrical storms with loud downpours on our roof. The clean …
[Read more...] about The 38 Steps: I won’t get fooled again (until I do!)
Today is the last of our 4 full days in Beaune France. It is Saturday, that means Market day. It is a large market but at least half of it is clothes and other non-food items. Plenty of produce, cheese, meats, bread and more though. As we have seen in Europe, the produce is gloriously healthy. It is …
[Read more...] about Final Day in Beaune: Saturday market and save the best for last
There are a large number of wine merchants with wine cellars or caves in Beaune France. Many of them offer tours of their facilities followed by tastings. The underground caves are perfectly acclimatized settings for the storage and development of wine. On this 90+ degree day in Beaune it was a …
[Read more...] about Tasting the Wines of Joseph Drouhin: Slight revision!
Another short post before I get to the important things tonight. In Europe I have been a master of finding places to rent with stairs, especially narrow steep stairs. Our current apartment in Beaune, France has 12 steep narrow steps to get from the main floor to the upstairs bedroom. There are 30 …
[Read more...] about Beaune Apartment: Master of finding stairs
