Cremant de Baillys

Finally as we headed home we one again ventured underground. This time to the caves of Baillys Lapierre. A wonder bubbly that is made and stored in old underground quarries. Again we went on a tour all in French. However there was an English guy on the tour that did a great abbreviated translation for us. We toured the caverns, sampled the cremant, bought a view bottles and headed home. Once there we sampled our purchases during our evening appies. Wonderful.

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Auxerre

After the caves we drove to Auxerre. Carolyn and I have fond memories of this town from our canal boat trip several years ago. Once we got there Emily got to experience the automatic French toilet. A good find for .40 euro. We then wandered up through the old town and found a little sidewalk cafe where we had a great simple lunch. Salad, quiche, desert and a drink for €7, a real bargain. One of Emily’s favorite meals. We cruised through the old churches and then walked down and watched a canal boat come through the locks before heading out. Auxerre is a really cool town.

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