At our Picnic Table in the Vineyard

Days 11 & 12, October 17 and 18

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October 21st 2012
Wednesday October 17, 2012 – Day 11 We started our day in Beaune at the local street market, which is smaller on Wednesdays than it is on Saturdays, and picked up some cured olives and bread to go along with our cheese and salami from the day before for a picnic later in the day. With all of our supplies in hand we drove out into the wine country of Burgundy and came across one of our favorite ... read more

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