Geneva and back again

I wrote this post on my phone a couple weeks ago, but I could never get it to upload… more coming soon!

 

It has been a couple weeks with lots of fun and adventures!!

I was in Saulieu for my last post, two weeks ago. I drove from there to Geneva, passing through Pommard. I didn’t stop for wine, but the Pommard pinot noir clone is pretty popular back in Oregon.

It seemed like a lovely little town!

I had such a fabulous time in Geneva with my cousin, Cinda, and her family.
I saw the sights…

The jet D’eau

Where Lac Leman turns into the Rhone river.

Morrison and Quentin after their back to school haircuts.

After a wonderful weekend, I hit the road again. Next stop Chateauneuf du Papes.

I loved! Wish I could have stayed longer (and drank more wine)!

I then stayed two nights in Carcassonne. It is a medieval castle town near Toulouse. It was pretty neat, but apparently a lot of people thought so, because it was also very crowded.

Glass of wine and cassoulet with a view

From Carcassonne, I started making my way north and stopped a couple days in St. Cirq Lapopie. It was a sort of random stop I chose from the map. It looked like a nice stop between Carcassonne and Saumer (where I was meeting back up with Bret) where I would be able to find some nice hiking and few crowds. It was absolutely spectacular. My hotel was actually across the river from the ancient town, but had great views and offered an evening shuttle to a couple restaurants for dinner.

I had a really nice time wandering in the woods and eating delicious food!

After my mellow days in nature, it was time to meet back up With Bret and taste some Lorre Valley wines! Bret and his colleague, Belinda, met me in Saumer just in time to celebrate his birthday! I had so much fun, I forgot to take any pictures… So I will leave that up to Bret.

From there, we headed back to Nantes for a few last days in France, but I will give Nantes its own post because it is really a neat town with lots of cool stuff.

Today, we took the train out of Nantes to Paris and now we are waiting to board our flight to Athens!!! Next adventure has already begun.