Today we started the day with a simple continental breakfast of mini croissants, mini sweet rolls, yogurt, orange juice and coffee. We met Jane and Bill in the hotel lobby at 11am and waited for our cab to arrive to meet Ward and Susan and at La Table du latoir bistro located at the Haut Smith Laffitte winery. The winery, boutique hotel, Caudalie spa and bistro are located about 35 minutes outside of Bordeaux. We arrived easily and early enough to wander about the centuries old property and take photos. We enjoyed a really great lunch with good food and especially wine with our friends. The reservations were at noon and we finally realized at 3pm that it was time for us to say farewell to this lovely property and depart. We had the hotel (small
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