May 1, 2012 - Burgundy wine tasting and relaxing (1-5 May)

After leaving Dijon, I was on my way to the exit portion of my trip. The much anticipated Burgundy wine tasting and sightseeing.  In my definition, Burgundy starts in Dijon and ends in Lyon( I include Beaujolais even though its included in the Rhone region on maps). I got to ride through the villages of marsannay, Gevrey-Chambertin, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot,  Ladoix, and other villages of the Cote de nuits the first day. I stayed in a hotel in beaune that night and went for  a great dinner and a night stroll before heading home to my room...

Nov 2, 2010 - Macon

Mark decides to go to the ‘Cote du Rhone’ to ‘visit’ some wineries at the base of the Alps but, alas, we cannot find any so we turn around and head to the Beaujolais wine district and realize that, hey, they plant the vines on the side of the mountains and the flat land is used for other agricultural endeavors and livestock. Mark has just realizes that vin comes from the word vine – he’s so English! Anyway, we head back north and decided to pass through Lyon, the second largest city in France and then we continue to Macon. It’s a lovely...

Jul 29, 2007 - Prisse (near Macon) - biking bandits

I must start this entry by saying that our stay in the tiny village of Prisse and the Macon area of Burgundy in France is among our favourites on this epic travel adventure. Admittedly we've visited at the best time of year - everything is lush and green, the grapes are beginning to plump out on the vines and the weather is just beautiful. We began our stay here with a mini freak out. We were staying at a beautiful bed and breakfast in Prisse - a tiny village about 6km from Macon where our train arrived. One of the couple who own and run...