Today (Sunday) we spent the day in St. Emilion, a small village about a half hour east of Bordeaux. Since we didn't rent a car, we traveled back and forth between our chateau on foot, which took about 25 minutes one way. It never seemed that long though, as it was a very pleasant walk through the vineyards.
The day started off so wonderfully. The B&B owner made the most wonderful breakfast for us this morning. She made a fire in the fireplace (it is still VERY cold here, by their standards), and we had fresh croissants, homemade jams, and were treated like royalty.
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| Yummy breakfast |
After breakfast, we spent most of our day just walking around town, talking to local vendors and sampling wine. Unfortunately we discovered that it is ridiculously expensive to ship it back home (about $220-260 per case, depending on who you talked to), so we opted out, given that is more than we would typically spend on the wine itself! However, for those buying bottles priced the hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars, the shipping would be more tolerable. Not that "those people" would care about a measly 220 dollars in the first place.
For dinner we ate at a small restaurant that was built into a cave. So, we literally ate inside a cave, which was unique. At any rate, not too much to say today except that we enjoyed ourselves thoroughly, and wanted to share some pictures with you.
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| Very charming village |
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| The church tower is the focal point of the town |
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| Beth posing with the tulips outside the city walls |
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| Sunset on our walk home. |
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