a quick update

Mel and I have been having a great time. Normandie was very nice, the people great and the food good.

However Burgundy was a different story. The people are just as nice and helpful. The food was fantastic, some of the best ever. Every meal out did the previous one. Finally the wine was insane. Every bottle was fantastic and was the equivalent of a $100 bottle back home.

On Friday, August 30th we did some private wine tours of the vineyards of Burgundy's second biggest producer...Jean Claude Boisset....thanks to my cousin Del for setting this up. It was incredible to see these wineries from such an intimate side. We visited Jean Claude Boisset, the Imaginarium, Domaine de Vougeraie and Bouchard aine et fils. The Domaine Vougeraie is at the high end of wineries and we were lucky enough to taste all of their wines...including their Grande Cru...$200+

On Saturday we took the afternoon train to the town of Frejus. Frejus is next to St Rapheal a very touristy beach town on the cote d'azur. Frejus is nice but small and built on an old Roman city. We had originally planned to stay for 3 nights but decided the touristy crap was not our style.

Today, August 3rd we left Frejus for Menton on the east side of Monaco. What an amazing town built into the surrounding mountains and right on the ocean. Lots of old medieval buildings to go with a modern feel. Lots of seafood on the menus as well.

Tomorrow we will daytrip to Monaco, after that it will likely be Italy and Cinque Terre. After that it is Rome where we are having dinner at Fiona's parents place....her father happens to be the Canadian Ambassador to the Vatican.

We have made sure to take lots of photos and will post them on our return.

We hope everyone is doing well and the weather is staying warm