Wine tasting in Beaune

Dijon and Beaune-46, a photo by Colin J Sheehan on Flickr.

Dijon and Beaune bike ride

Dijon and Beaune-37, a photo by Colin J Sheehan on Flickr.

Our introduction to France has been a 27 km bike ride through Beune and the vineyards of Burgandy followed by a wine tasting of the local wines and a very wicked and delicious local liqueur known as creme de cassis.

Bike riding through Beaune and the vineyards of Burgandy

Dijon and Beaune-32, a photo by Colin J Sheehan on Flickr.

The vineyards of Borgogne (Burgandy)

Dijon and Beaune-29, a photo by Colin J Sheehan on Flickr.

Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland, a photo by Colin J Sheehan on Flickr.

Yes. Switzerland looks just like a picture postcard.

Those wurstlein sure smell good

Those wurstlein sure smell good, a photo by Colin J Sheehan on Flickr.

He is actually wearing a barrel of (whiskey?) around his neck but nothing would induce him to take his eyes off the wurst on the grill.

Standing at about 3500m on Jungfraujoch just before the cloud arrived

Standing at about 3500m on Jungfraujoch just before the cloud arrived, a photo by Colin J Sheehan on Flickr.