Wine Tasting

Beaune

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April 22nd 2013
Mon Apr 22. Beaune . We were on the road at 0730 hours today, heading south-east in the general direction of Lyon, some 465 km distant. As our giant, 60-passenger bus threaded its way through Parisian urban and suburban Monday morning traffic, tour director Cindy began the first of her cheery, incredibly detailed and informative discourses on matters that were r ... read more

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