We arrived at Charles De Gaulle Airport around 8:15 in the morning. Nichol Ohren, Sarah Dole, and I met the rest of the group and our tour guides, Jean & Patrick. This in itself was exciting for me, because I had been unable to attend any of the group meetings we had before leaving. After gathering everybody up and getting onto the bus, we took off, headed for Chalon.
Lunch was buffet style at a restaurant on the way to Chalon. Apparently Campanile, the restaurant, is a big chain over in France. I had some fish, potato salad, salami and cheeses. The chocolate mousse dessert was fantastic, but very rich. I drank Pinot Noir with lunch, but there was also a white wine and a rose.
Dinner was at the Hotel in Chalon. We stayed at the Le Saint-Georges in Chalon-Sur-Saone. For dinner we started off with Kir, a Burgundian aperitif made from aligote white wine and cassis. We started with bread with olives and ham. The next dish was a poached egg in a Burgundian wine sauce with mushrooms, ham, onions and grapes. I really liked this dish, as did the rest of my table. Next we had a pork in heavy Dijon mustard cream sauce with potatoes. Blue & Camembert Cheeses came next, followed by a dessert of pears, kiwi, oranges, lemon, and pineapple tart with a meringue. We drank Givry Pinot Noir with dinner.
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