Friday

Friday, a set on Flickr.

Our last day in Cogny we shopped, cooked, and feasted under the stars and moon

Snail Farm

The Tour
not your everyday, run of the mill tourist attraction

Beaujeu

After the oil tasting
Chilling and waiting for our drivers

Tea

Afternoon Tea
In the garden, in a grove of sycamores

The Castle at Bagnols

Tour the Castle

Quite the castle!  Even the garage was beautiful.

Tuesday Cooking Class

 

Cooking Session

Denise Longefay came to Ghislaine's and led us through a busy cooking session, preparing regional specialties.  For lunch she brought us a fabulous cheese platter of local cheeses that we enjoyed with Carolyn's great big salad.

Downtown St. Lager

Of course we had to try frogs legs!

Dinner at the local bistro

Perroud Brothers Cellar

Animated tasters enjoyed hearing all about the Perroud brothers estate

The vineyard, the cellar, the lesson

Bla Bla The and Fessy

The Cote de Brouilly in the distance above the vineyard at Henry Fessy

A great afternoon!
After our delightful lunch at Bla Bla The after the market, we headed to our appointment at Fessy where we toured and had a tasted every one of the 10 crus of the Beaujolais.

Monday-Villefranche Market

Even though it wasn't filled to capacity, there was plenty to see and lot of shopping to do.

Monday's Market

On the Church Steps

Saying au revoir

 

The Frenchies!

Longefay--Perroud--Fraisse
Our French family

Entertainment-s

Nice rig!

Lunch and More!

Lunch and More photos!

Sunday--Fete des Crus!

The festival held every spring to celebrate the release of the ten crus of Beaujolais, the creme de la creme. We tracked all of them down, one by one, in the charming village of Fleurie

Fete des Crus