Burgundy

Today was a first - Holly, Lolly, and I rented a car in Paris and drove down to Burgundy for some photog action and wine tasting. We stopped in Sens and Beaune. The various regions (pays) of France like Burgundy, Normandy, Brittany, etc used to be independent. There were various wars throughout the centuries and some were claimed by other countries. Austria, German, England, and France horse-traded them after their various wars. Burgundy was the Duchy of Burgundy way back in the day. These first photos are from Sens.

Along the Yonne River















The Cathedral of St. Étienne ...















In and around the Town Square




















































Driving out of Sens, we tried 4-wheeling in a Toyota Yaris to get some photos of this field of dead sunflowers. We also drove up to that grove of trees in the background.















These photos are in and around Beaune. A chateau whose name I forget ...


















We did a wine tasting at the Marché aux Vins in Beaune. Very cool -- they set up about 15 wines in the cave ...















The only weird part was that, instead of a glass, you get this metal dish like situation for tasting ...