The Wines of Burgundy

We spent five wonderful days in Dijon, and took our time driving around to some of the vineyards and wineries of the burgundy area.  There were so many places to visit, and so many things to do that of course five days wasn’t enough, and we’re going to “have” to go back.  This is an [...]

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A visit to Sanary

Since the beaches are uber crowded right now… It was another “Red” Saturday – with 800 km of “bouchons” (traffic jams) all around France today as some vacationers headed home and a new crowd goes on vacation – we decided to do the wise thing and spend the day NOT on the beaches or the [...]

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Mayor Hubert Falco Cares About his Handicapped People

 
A couple of weeks ago (see? I told you I was behind…) there was a kind of Handicapped Fair in one of the parks here in Toulon.  All the different agencies that provide services to the handicapped showed up and had booths where they could share information about who they are and what they provide.
 
Alain [...]

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Summer Fun – A Special Tourist Train Trip and Gospel Concert

There has been so much going on the last few weeks that I haven’t had time to post… So I have things lined up to share with you… And it’s good stuff!
 
Lets start with the wonderful train ride we took a couple of weeks ago…
 
       A friend of ours invited us to go [...]

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The Wines of Bandol

Here’s a photo I took of a small vineyard in Bandol. It was taken last month when we were driving around looking for photo ops of the grapes being harvested…got some great shots, but not of the harvest. Oh well, there’s always next year…

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