Adventures on planes, trains and automobiles
*I started a post on the day of the visit to Nantes and Mont St. Michele, but the interwebs are spotty in France so pardon my pre-dated posting* Sunday morning was the first day of our tour of France. We were feeling pretty good about the schedule we’d worked on— making sure to hit highlights…Keep…
Through one of Dave’s professors, we had an opportunity to visit Chateau Margaux on Thursday, which was truly a treat for us. Even better, they offered our group a tasting of their wines. As one might imagine, they lived up to their reputation, especially the Margaux (a Premier Grand Cru)— certainly something we would have…Keep…
Today is Dave’s last day of school. If you’re hearing celebratory cheers, that’s probably just us. His time in Bordeaux has been dominated by a rather large project that included an audit of a winery…analyzing the cellar, grape processing, marketing, finances…the whole operation, so needless to say, now that it’s done (and he says it…Keep…
I have been busy working away for some new clients this week (!!) so I haven’t had a chance to comb over some of my latest attempts at photography, but over the weekend, Dave and I went exploring and I snapped some photos of our town. Ultimately, we ended up in Bordeaux, where I subjected…Keep…
I’ve been trying my hand at decent photography lately and it’s a good thing “film” is digital because I need lots of practice! These are a few of the photos snapped around Bordeaux (city) on various days since my arrival. Fair warning, some of them have been adjusted in Photoshop because the actual photo I…Keep…
I suppose it’s pretty well established that I’m loving Bordeaux. Well, Talence and Bordeaux. I’ve been to the city a few times, as it’s only a short tram ride away, and I am loving exploring my new city. My friend Jennifer whom I met at my bloggers luncheon back in October lives in another area…Keep…
I still can’t believe Dave is basically finished with his first year of school. We’re already almost a week into living in Bordeaux and while it’s still probably too early to rate it fairly, I already like it a million times better than Montpellier. When we moved to Montpellier, I knew there would be some…Keep…
To say that this move to Europe has been very stressful would be the understatement of the year. We’ve tried to plan things and make arrangements as best we can and well in advance. So when it came time to make plans to move to Bordeaux, we did so two months in advance. We needed…Keep…
After Dave’s final exams ended last week, he had a couple days off, which was given to the class in case any of them wanted to attend the London Wine Fair. Since it was an optional (read: the school doesn’t pay) trip, we opted for a trip to Porto and the Douro Valley (wine region)…Keep…