Day 6 Citè du Vin

A rainy day today and we’d returned our bikes, so decided to see how the trams work and visit Cité du Vin.

Trams are modern, efficient and easy to use - just purchase a ticket at a kiosk - 1.8 euros for 1 hour or 5 E for 24 hours - take the ticket, get on and tap the white machine. Must say, like in TO, most people didn’t seem to be tapping, but perhaps they have annual passes.

Citè du Vin is well worth the visit. It’s not cheap - E22 - but is modern, aesthetic, and has a large wrap around deck on the 6th floor where you can sip your free glass of wine while overlooking the city. There are lots of choices and knowledgeable people to describe each one in detail.

The 2nd floor has the main exhibit. Using headphones, and tapping at each station, they describe in detail everything you may want to know about wine. Wish I could remember 1/10 of what I heard and saw. There are also stations where you can test your sense of smell, and plan a menu selecting the appropriate wines. Yes, also a room that recreates digitally an elegant dinner - wish I’d taken more pics of that - and funny clips from new & old films focussing on wine, plus so much more.

Heading home we took the trams to the main square, Esplanade des Quinconces, and walked home from there. Dinner at home again - must say I’m finally getting more efficient in the kitchen.Read more