First 24 hours in Semur-En- Auxois

May 3, 2009

Well, Ben and I have completed the first 24 hours of our 2 week trip to the Cote d’Or in Burgundy France. We are staying in a quaint hill town that sports 4 towers. We had dinner in town last night and our waiter recognized us this morning as we were walking through the market. We have had red wine, a delightful cocktail called a ‘kir’, boeuf bourgignogne, some sausage with pig entrails (I wish I had brought my french menu decoder ring!) and walked about 5 miles. Oh yeah, we have sat out on our backporch overlooking the river that runs by our house and fed the ducks. So far so good. Tomorrow is our first wine tasting expedition so hold on to your hats! By the way, Lily quite contentedly made the 4.5 hour drive from Bitburg with us and is lounging on her ottoman in the sun.