Wine
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Note 102 – Marseille, France – Wine and a Medieval Village
Viking Ocean’s Mediterranean Odyssey Day 3 of 13 Weather Report A little chilly in the morning in the low 60s, but warmed up to the low 70s and a sunny, beautiful day. Today’s Plan This morning, we chose a Viking optional (i.e. additional cost) excursion called Le Castellet & Wine Tasting. We are foregoing the…
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Note 75 – Vukovar, Croatia – Croatian Countryside, Wine, Osijek and Vukovar
Only two available excursions today – the optional Croatian Countryside & Wine Tasting (3.5 hours, demanding, morning) and the included Osijek and Vukovar (4.5 hours, easy, afternoon). We selected to do both tours today. Croatian Countryside & Wine Tasting Excursion The description of the Croatian Countryside & Wine Tasting tour is: Discover the rich and…
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Note 56 – More Wine, History, Chocolate, and a Bavarian Surprise
Day 3 of our Dahlonega trip found us exploring downtown Dahlonega mid-morning Friday. It was pretty quiet and few shops were open yet, so we wandered around a bit. We found the old Presbyterian Church from 1900, now used by the Catholics since the mid-1960s. It had an interesting Japanese Maple growing by it. One…
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Note 55 – Southern Food, Wine, and Gold
In early August, we flew into Charlotte, North Carolina, because we had American Airlines credits to use by the middle of August and it was one of nine US airports with non-stop flights from Houston on AA (we didn’t want to mess with connections). After booking, we had to decide what to do once we…
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Note 53 – Exploring Collingwood, Ontario, and Our Return to Houston Post-Hurricane
To wrap-up our “Toronto” trip, we decided to get out of the big city for a couple of days and explore more of the Ontario “countryside”. I was perusing Google maps for ideas up towards Georgian Bay and Lake Huron when I spotted a town name that seemed familiar – Collingwood. I couldn’t quite place…
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Note 36 – Porto Means Port!
Continuing our afternoon, we had a late lunch at the restaurant recommended by José, Adega São Nicolau (meaning Winery on St. Nicholas Road). It’s really small and has some tables outside, but even though they had umbrellas, in the rain it was pretty wet. There was about a 45-minute wait, so we put our name…
Notes By Nancy 