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- 10 okt. 2022
- ☁️ 64 °F
- Höjd över havet: 587 ft
- FrankrikeBourgogne-Franche-ComtéLa Charité-sur-Loire47°10’42” N 3°1’10” E
Sancerre
10 oktober 2022, Frankrike ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
Laure, a guide that Elizabeth met last year, took us on an excursion to Sancerre, a small charming medieval hilltop town above the Loire River surrounded by miles and miles of vineyards. It’s known for its white wines and also for its goat cheese. Its most popular one is comically named Crottin which translates to something that you wouldn’t want to step in! We took a short walk while there, and Elizabeth showed me the language school that she attended last year.
Laure drove us all through the country-side in the Centre Loire Valley, and we learned all about wine growing. We visited the Bernard Fleuriet et Fils winery and the Rabichatte winery where we sampled many different sauvignon blanc and sancerre wines.
Lunch was at a restaurant on the Loire River where I tried the Coq au Vin (chicken with wine mushroom sauce) and finished with a popular dessert called Tarte Tatin, which is a type of upside down pastry tarte with caramelized apples. Both were delicious.
We finished the evening with apéro dînatoire and fun conversation with Barbara Jo and Paula which included a game called truth or lie. It’s the Canadian Thanksgiving, so she had made a cottage pie to celebrate. It is one of my favorite dishes that she’s prepared and almost tasted like stuffing. It had pork, root vegetables such as parsnips, leeks, carrots, and a pumpkin purée on top! I continue to be shocked at my culinary adventures!
Goodness, it was after midnight when I finally went up to bed and crashed. I am still fighting a sore throat that has now developed into a full fledged cold. I have not slowed down, but it is taking a toll on me. I’m feeling quite exhausted. Tomorrow will be spent taking it easy at the B&B.
There are issues with petrol here today, and it is either not available or there is a very low supply with long lines and quite it’s quite expensive. I guess it’s not Putin, but a French issue with workers. Why is this concerning? We are renting a car Wednesday back in Bourges and may have to cancel future plans and rethink places available by train.Läs mer