Beaune

Our friends Cass and Billy usually have come to France every other year. They find a place they like and they tend to go back to that corner over and over again. I feel comfortable with that way of traveling and I much prefer it to buzzing from one place to another. When some people make the effort to get to Europe they want to visit England, France, Italy and Germany all in two weeks. That kind of vacation is one from which you need another vacation to recover. There was a time when our friends spent a.lot of time in Paris. Chartres Cathedral was a favorite destination for several years. But once they discovered Brittany and Saint Malo, they were pretty much settled on that as their French home away from home. So when we moved to Burgundy, across the country from their preferred locale, I was concerned they’d never visit us again. But they generously added a few days on to their itinerary to include us. I was very pleased when Cass told me that looking at rolling green fields is every bit as relaxing for her as looking at rolling blue waves. Last time they came to visit our new home, we took them to the usual local spots, Vézelay, Chablis and Semur. This time we decided to introduce them to Beaune. the capital of the Burgundy wine region.