TRAVEL TO BEAUNE -- BURGANDY COUNTRY

Closed up the house in Vallebregue and gave Carol a bottle of wine for her assistance as we left.  Headed to Beaune we decide to take the scenic route.  We never took a picture of the Bull in Tarascon so although we were headed out; we took the time to go back to town to grab the photo.

On the way to Lyon there was the most beautiful double rainbow.  It was full --- I have never seen one so big and complete.  Hard to get a picture as we were driving but it was truly magnificent.

I suppose that we all believe that a different location will be dramatically different from our own previous experience.  Driving through France I saw the Carolinas or Western Pennsylvania.  The only hint of a different location are the various castles and churches on the tops of the hills and carved into the mountains.  I was also reaching back on my history lessons and tried to place the events of WW I and II in the countryside that we are traveling through.  Now that I have actually seen the towns and villages, I will go back and place the events with the history.

We made it to Beaune, although we had some difficulty in locating our next apartment.  Bob and Marcia had made the reservations and came earlier.  They had given us the address but no description.  We had a backup plan to meet at a bar/restaurant but that did not work either because it was not a bar and the restaurant only took reservations and was very small and they would not let us stay.  Apparently, the “boys” did not communicate effectively.  Bob needed to meet the owner by 4:00 but Bill did not believe he needed to be there until closer than 7:00.

We intended to be there by 6:30 but when we could not find our place, we were much later.  This created a crisis of sorts because Bob and Marcia thought they had “lost us” and started worrying.  This manifested itself with a phone call to Brian in the states to find a new number for us.  My phone was not working so we had no contact. Luckily we showed up right before they sent the “dogs out” to look for us.

Crisis diverted, we went to dinner.  During dinner we met a local man who has directed us to a winery today for a tasting.  So that is our morning today.  We will go to some tastings and explore Beaune.