St-Peray bubbly

The vintner Stephen Chabot makes white wines including this "champagne" style demi-sec. It was not sweet like the champagnes we've had before (but good). IN the end, we skipped supper and just had baguette, brie, and champagne for dinner.

Post Tour rest day

July 23rd 2011
After a long day yesterday (and we didn't even cycle 109km up a mountain...), we needed a day of rest. So, we got some laundry done and went into town (Valence) for a walk around the shops on the lovely pedestrian-only cobblestone paths. Then we drove to nearby Tournon sur Rhône and did another walk-about of the streets and took in some gorgeous scenery and history. It was very relaxing and n ... read more

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