The First Class Project

The first wine we tasted was supposed to be their worst and cheapest because it was very sweet and akin to grape juice. It was all our favorite and the only one we bought. I think we were supposed to spit into the big bucket but we sucked all the sweet nectar out of our glasses. The spittoon was employed later when the supposedly better and much more expensive rotgut was served.

Day Eleven - Chillin' and Checking Out Château de Chenonceau

December 31st 2012
Happy Birthday to me. I suppose this was a milepost as I turned 60 today and that monumental achievement was the whole reason I got to choose the itinerary for this trip, but it really seemed like just any other day to me when we woke up. As far as I was concerned, everyday of this vacation was special because I was not at work and I was seeing all kinds of new things that really interested me. I ... read more

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