On our France Great Escapes we sure ate well….gourmet meals, fresh bread, superb cheeses and so much more!
Dinner on the barge -c’est magnifique
A fun restaurant in Burgundy
Delicious
This gazpacho was the best ever
Wine…of course!
A simple dessert
The cheese course
The elegant dining room on our barge
Shrimp salad…..yum
GETTING READY
SO….CARINE SAID “LET’S GO PARAGLIDING”….SOUNDED A LITTLE CRAZY BUT DAVID, ERNIE AND BOB SAY “WE’RE IN!”
WAITING PATIENTLY TO START….LOOKING A LITTLE NERVOUS
DAVID IS SUITED UP
BOB READY TO FLY
DAVID IN THE AIR
ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER
THE CHEERING TEAM
CAN’T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING
CARINE IS IN THE AIR
OMG
WOW
MORE WOW
UP VERY , VERY HIGH
CELEBRATING …..YOU WERE GREAT!
CHAMONIX IS IN THE HEART OF THE FRENCH ALPS…..WHAT A BEAUTIFUL TOWN! GREAT SHOPS, RESTAURANTS, THE MOUNTAINS MAKE FOR A FANTASTIC STAY ON OUR FRENCH ADVENTURE.
Dolly does the Mer de Glace
Mountain views
Gondola to Auguille du Midi
Getting ready to paraglide…oh yes!
David makes a friend on the mountain
Enjoying a drink
At the top!
Making of the tunnel for the train to Mer de Glace over 100 years ago
Just a few of the things I love about Burgundy……
We were here
The flowers
The architecture
The shops
Our Barge….ooh la la
The shutters…..French blue
The history
The markets
The chateaux
We biked along the Canal du Bourgogne, in small villages and in the magnificent vineyards along the Grand Cru Route……C’est Magnifique!
Mike on bike
Overlooking the canal
One evening on the barge we were on our own for dinner…..so we picked up 15 pizzas and shared them with the crew on the boat! Pizza never tasted so good…..
Pizza and a good bottle of red go perfectly together!
The Charolais Cows
The fish in the market in Dijon
Our beautiful river barge Daniele ….she is one lovely boat! Looking forward to our week in Burgundy…..
So, Maureen, Judy, David and I were walking back to the hotel from the town centre…..we passed a lovely young man carrying a box of fresh strawberries! “They look good” whispered Judy. The young man heard this and stopped and offered us all a tasting of the berries — a gift for his girlfriend. Yummy!!! What a sweet gesture!
What a treat…both the berries and the young French man!