LUNCH IN ST. JULIEN The St. Julien Restaurant was recommended by our trip organizers, and our host here also said how much she likes this place. On the way in, who should we see entering in front of us, but our new acquaintances, Lisa and George. Great palates dine alike, or something like that. We were seated in …
Category Archives: France
France: On to the Medoc Region
GETTING TO BORDEAUX This was another day with a fairly long drive. Long for us in France being about 4 hours. We were headed on the superhighway from Chinon to the Medoc region. There were two options for the trip, one that involved going to La Rochelle and then south to get a car ferry across the Gironde …
France: Chinon
ONWARD TO CHINON—CONSTRUCTION AND GAS The Chief Penguin and I were last in Chinon more than 40 years ago. We came here as part of a trip through the Loire Valley and stayed at least one night in the chateau. We spent much of today in the car driving from Mont Dol here along mostly superhighways. Our …
France: San Malo & Meals
We took a leisurely approach to Monday. Breakfast was at its usual 8:30, but we didn’t go out until around 10:00. This gave me time to finish up yesterday’s blog once the Wi-Fi was alive again. We made the short drive to San Malo, timed to arrive well before our lunch reservation at 12:00. SAN MALO San …
