WOW!!!!!! We really like Bordeaux

After another 60+ hour week it was time for a little KK+GG adventure. KK and I had purchased tickets (pre-Mrs. Gieras..we had to change the ticket) on Easy Jet to explore another little place in Euroland. Friday night we headed to Bordeaux for a little getaway. We arrived at the airport, grabbed the car, and set off to Sauternes. Sauternes is a VERY little village about 45 minutes east of Bordeaux. We had made reservations at a very chill Chateau called Chateau D"Arches (one of the Grand Cru)..we learned a little more about wine this weekend). It was dark when we arrived but the next day we woke to a nice day and this!





KK checking the quality:

After a nice little view of the place and a great b-fast it was off to Bordeaux to check the town out:




After a little shopping and food we headed back to Sauternes to rent some bikes and hit up the wineries in the area.

The first one we hit was great! Perfect French style with a the owner showing us around (all in French) and letting us taste the nice wine:



After buying a bottle it was off!

It was a perfect day for a ride and on the way I even found some local berries: (Note the 8 Euro Lotto backpack..we needed to carry wine in something ;-)

We got a reco to check out Chateau Malle where we took a tour (in French)...not a great tour but a cool place:




After a stop in town we chilled and then got ready for a great dinner at the highly reco'd Auberge Les Vignes. (Actually one of the only places within 20KM of the Chateau.

Dinner was so perfect with nice wine and food...and great company.
On Sunday the weather was not that good, but we did a little more exploring and chilling. A quick flight hour flight back and we were in GE. Overall Bordeaux is very cool and we didn't even do 1/100 of the cool things in the area including going to the beach and climbing the largest dune in Europe...or horseback riding or kayaking...or......you get the picture.... KK and I will be back soon. As always more to come!