Along the Voie Verte from Chalon-
Sur-Sâone to Santenay
Liza on the path (jb)
Sully
John B
It's drizzling! Get out the rain gear!
Robert suiting up
One of many self-service locks
on the canal
Lock instructions
Rainy in Santenay
We're headed towards Beaune along
the Route des Grands Crus
Robert on the road ... we're in serious
wine country now (jb)
Vineyards of the Côte de Beaune (jb)
Harvest time! (jb)
A cabotte, where wine-growers used
to store their tools in bad weather
Grapes waiting to be harvested
This area has 7 of Burgundy's 8
Grand Crus (basically, producing wine
we'll never be able to buy)
John B surveying the vineyards
Continuing on...the silly looking
plastic on our heads are shower caps,
they do a good job of keeping the rain
out (jb)
Home to (they say) one of the finest
Chardonnays in the world (jb)
Statue dedicated to wine-growers
in Puligny-Montrachet (jb)
Taking a break in Meursault
Snack time! (jb)
Muddy bike
Meursault's main drag
Continuing on thru the vineyards
Bike path through the vineyards -
this was actually at a wine-making
"school", students in the field
Ron, Robert, JF almost in Beaune
Our hotel in Beaune, Le Cep (jb)
Robert at Patriarche Père
et Fils winery in Beaune...were
able to sample 12-13 wines
(tiny sips), although the last
5-6 were worth tasting...
Patriarche has 5 km of underground
passages through their cellars -
under the streets of Beaune
Stacked barrels...
...and plenty of wine for sale (we did
buy two premier cru wines, one from
Beaune and the other Aloxe-Corton)
Gates at Patriarche
Dinner that night was at Le Cheval Noir
in Beaune - here some of the appetizers
And of course, wine
Modeling our Burgundy jerseys
Next day! Cycled to Cussigny, here
on the grounds of Le Moulin de
Cussigney, home and b&b
We're ready for our photos now (jb)
Turned out well but don't know why
Liza looks so tall
On the grounds
Old mill house
Playing pétanque
Watching the proceedings closely (jb)
Robert's up! (jb)
Liza had more of a bowling approach
(jb)
Fresh squash...
Inside the house
Part of our lunch - a gorgeous cheese
and fruit tray - included camembert,
brie, roquefort, comte, chevre...
More lunch
(rp)
Picnicking indoors
What will we eat? (jb)
Robert relaxing
He's a popular subject
John B enjoying lunch
View from inside
Grape harvest basket
(rp)
Back on the road - lovely vineyards
Expensive grapes
Only a little wet...
In Beaune, cleaned up, and at a wine
tasting at Bouchard Aȋnés et Fils -
fewer wines but overall better we
thought than most of Patriarche
Notre Dame de Beaune (jb)
Dinner at Double Sens (jb)
In the breakfast room (basement!)
at Hotel Le Cep, Beaune
Hôtel-Dieu (hospices) in Beaune -
note the glazed tile roofs, a typical
Burgundy style
Inside the Hôtel-Dieu
Beautiful stained glass in the
ward
Hôtel-Dieu courtyard
Robert back in the hotel lobby ...
about to head out on wet roads to
Dijon