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Left to
Right, Aura & Tony Gebauer (above), Sarah Richardson, Steve Billick,
Gaily & John Beinecke, and Craig Richardson after dinner on Saturday
Night in Bordeaux.
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Just your
average understated French garage door!
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On Monday,
a bus took us from the City of Bordeaux to the starting point of our
bike tour, Château de Rauzan. We explored the 13th century ruins,
and then walked through the town to pick up our bikes. It was then off
to St. Emilion and our nearby hotel with a stop at a little auberge
for lunch along the banks of the Dordogne river.
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Sarah
and Rob in front of a classic French town hall in the the
town of Rauzan.
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The Dordogne
River view from our luncheon dinning room
at the Auberge St. Jean. |
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The whole
gang, starting from the top left: Craig Richardson, Gilles DeVoe, Frances
Elston, Rob Simon, Sarah Richardson, Denise Schlener, Susan Babcock,
Ralph Schmidt, John Beinecke, Gaily Beinecke, Steve Billick, and Bruce
Yolton. In front: Paul Elston, Nicole Elliman, Kim Elliman, Aura Gebauer,
and Tony Gebauer.
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Tuesday
was a day for exploring the vineyards around St. Emilion. We started
the morning with a leisurely ride into St. Georges, passing the town
of Pomerol and the vineyards of Château Petrus. With a brief stop
to visit the Eco-Musée, it was off to St. Emilion along a scenic
loop through Montagne, Puisseguin, Parsac and St. Christophe-des-Bardes.
In St. Emilion, we had a quiet two hour lunch in a great restaurant with very, very relaxed service. After lunch, it was back to St. Georges for a wine tasting at the Château. Then, it was back to the Hotel and a second wine tasting. In the evening, we had a wonderful dinner sitting outside, in a town plaza next to the church of St. Emilion. A special 10 p.m. tour of the chapels, crypts and underground church followed dinner. |
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The modern
church of St. Emilion above the underground church.
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Newly
cleaned medieval frescos.
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