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NCSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617227847364562989noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576343754781517571.post-53057787911997486982024-02-05T10:00:00.023-05:002024-02-05T10:00:00.142-05:00The Chapel of the Apparitions in Paray le Monial<br />This lovely chapel honors the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Devotion to the Sacred Heart - in its modern form - was received by Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque in a series of visions. Sister Margaret Mary was a Visitation Sister who lived in the 17th century in the monastery in Paray le Monial.
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A truly charming city!
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Here are a few photos from the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. As with some of the other cathedrals we saw in France, this one was completed over centuries, with the architecture evolving over time. As result, different sides of the church show a completely different character. But it is all so beautiful!
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She is pictured<br />her with our tour guide, Maria, who served as translator when language barriers impeded<br />communication. Maria speaks six languages and was a marvelous guide for our tour.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXvbGb9Jpd8cSWPcZSYKQv_FplMV-ol9nPFu2jmRpetlCWmz-4yDuxd-_uMs9_3-YUhEi7iKGt4uA1mLUNr0ZhHDCnNgbsxTHtmzqMzVyBBcj3oy9l3pJBHdPxNK_C4k9pEY0nhj2fmEaj8RV8g8miM47GNqpZa3gmkPEj-Kzau7UdTqNkoFAumKHcSgL/s4000/Kitchen.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXvbGb9Jpd8cSWPcZSYKQv_FplMV-ol9nPFu2jmRpetlCWmz-4yDuxd-_uMs9_3-YUhEi7iKGt4uA1mLUNr0ZhHDCnNgbsxTHtmzqMzVyBBcj3oy9l3pJBHdPxNK_C4k9pEY0nhj2fmEaj8RV8g8miM47GNqpZa3gmkPEj-Kzau7UdTqNkoFAumKHcSgL/s600/Kitchen.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A portion of the kitchen...</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbay2P17VNoJ0bjuDGoORI6OAfAzqi3Nto7lDl08oOFCn3lV0XFcxW99taFcZyVii3R0gLs3hY5d-7PCBox8kcVBGqckSYFgN6bnzt9jiau7WE9cfAKD0s5yTBnRDfaFE4UArsraQjnFTQFo0i2MtJFLJ5Ee2zVF7VqNJbJB9XfPcuzWgiVwn04Q5AVwi/s3886/The%20dishwasher.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3886" data-original-width="2622" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbay2P17VNoJ0bjuDGoORI6OAfAzqi3Nto7lDl08oOFCn3lV0XFcxW99taFcZyVii3R0gLs3hY5d-7PCBox8kcVBGqckSYFgN6bnzt9jiau7WE9cfAKD0s5yTBnRDfaFE4UArsraQjnFTQFo0i2MtJFLJ5Ee2zVF7VqNJbJB9XfPcuzWgiVwn04Q5AVwi/s600/The%20dishwasher.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and the "dishwasher".</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dBInCnV7m9TQ9ipvGhD35aevJugncmKj0FLdi4d-KPHpQy7JU0dtMsQIIC3K_0nk4fkhlRHmoOelJVdanamGPzsRjrTlkq1qMUsI5cfUnWWThH4gSLhs7GSGrEOwF_1UeAt2lBB5ilvZruvIxfJdjUBonsJC3ttNK8n7_9SLYrtcJ7bBO_puhPZlRSA-/s4000/SFdS%20early%20in%20ministry%20and%20shortly%20before%20death.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dBInCnV7m9TQ9ipvGhD35aevJugncmKj0FLdi4d-KPHpQy7JU0dtMsQIIC3K_0nk4fkhlRHmoOelJVdanamGPzsRjrTlkq1qMUsI5cfUnWWThH4gSLhs7GSGrEOwF_1UeAt2lBB5ilvZruvIxfJdjUBonsJC3ttNK8n7_9SLYrtcJ7bBO_puhPZlRSA-/s600/SFdS%20early%20in%20ministry%20and%20shortly%20before%20death.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are two portraits of St. Francis de Sales. The one on the left may be familiar to you.<br />The one on the right shows him toward the end of his life.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWr3fuacz8nI6xGA6WH1DDLgJ9WZR86lNx3x3fW-ru5DBDyd3fQ3go1D1Kl2kW5tE1-SAD5yMfGuBgMLtWQHeXsmYor9YiGEg61tAMlJJTzKF13Wxp_sY2Irz79lMhIOc1fStJ_tmRamFBPB6XPliDTncB8xPLSSIJVP2dSylyiVGgoJJx-TnvkUNo8qE/s4000/Father%20Craig%20checking%20out%20the%20walls%20of%20Beaune.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWr3fuacz8nI6xGA6WH1DDLgJ9WZR86lNx3x3fW-ru5DBDyd3fQ3go1D1Kl2kW5tE1-SAD5yMfGuBgMLtWQHeXsmYor9YiGEg61tAMlJJTzKF13Wxp_sY2Irz79lMhIOc1fStJ_tmRamFBPB6XPliDTncB8xPLSSIJVP2dSylyiVGgoJJx-TnvkUNo8qE/s600/Father%20Craig%20checking%20out%20the%20walls%20of%20Beaune.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A portion of the wall which surrounds the old city since medieval times.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNavakUOBD24s6GHW4uunHLQsL844Ys6IAstouk0qR13UbXiEXx2liSU_dclD7iheQNRZj6dGTAZzSOrn0G5BHRCO0xuMcx2zd0lBKH7hpM_k76GSdFtL_LSRSLRcaQb_29wL6ZSm_I3OSAfGjYgGEcfvqBD6bOa2_hybdQuj0mW9pwehdXyPADgtTutIe/s4000/Walls.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNavakUOBD24s6GHW4uunHLQsL844Ys6IAstouk0qR13UbXiEXx2liSU_dclD7iheQNRZj6dGTAZzSOrn0G5BHRCO0xuMcx2zd0lBKH7hpM_k76GSdFtL_LSRSLRcaQb_29wL6ZSm_I3OSAfGjYgGEcfvqBD6bOa2_hybdQuj0mW9pwehdXyPADgtTutIe/s600/Walls.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wall itself is less than 2 miles in length.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUifB_EQ-Y-q3c6MChWi6de4M9VzEhtQ1iZLaMwqrUuhk2fh726uspWbqYm2-dl0TfU-lxX1oePB6D5ys-ExLqkbEe0axP86usYjJs3iJaGRsT8jzkfALc5utODF2m0hsTy7WZPH6sTlvj7_REQBF9z2qe6gHe6XAHAU-jOhAORgI3r0UoZ89faa1o0ws0/s4000/On%20line%20at%20Hotel-Dieu%20Museum.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUifB_EQ-Y-q3c6MChWi6de4M9VzEhtQ1iZLaMwqrUuhk2fh726uspWbqYm2-dl0TfU-lxX1oePB6D5ys-ExLqkbEe0axP86usYjJs3iJaGRsT8jzkfALc5utODF2m0hsTy7WZPH6sTlvj7_REQBF9z2qe6gHe6XAHAU-jOhAORgI3r0UoZ89faa1o0ws0/s600/On%20line%20at%20Hotel-Dieu%20Museum.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Hostel-Dieu was built in the 15th century and used as a hospital for indigent people. It was in <br />continuous use as a hospital until the 1970's, at which point it was converted to a museum. It is<br />considered to be a fine example of Renaissance architecture.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_-aPgeztzNHatr-Rbm8188tJcQHF63g9U6cgOUskvMEXyiSX_WldENDYhMJqpPPXXyD5YJBu4z782Zbz7XeGi1mcecArtoXQXpcgu0v1Q-cw7o0XxAZjv_ft-RwCCQBu1cntO6CcUZ6tEOeAZO-_4yJcm8lIbgoPCT8N6D1QuTjgzPu4k2rGjeyswcKO/s4000/20230928_175656.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_-aPgeztzNHatr-Rbm8188tJcQHF63g9U6cgOUskvMEXyiSX_WldENDYhMJqpPPXXyD5YJBu4z782Zbz7XeGi1mcecArtoXQXpcgu0v1Q-cw7o0XxAZjv_ft-RwCCQBu1cntO6CcUZ6tEOeAZO-_4yJcm8lIbgoPCT8N6D1QuTjgzPu4k2rGjeyswcKO/s600/20230928_175656.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The narrow streets are a great place for browsing, visiting, and outdoor dining.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUxWCN3Zh2mxMY6VAaK9vByjKuo3uuT7S7cUysuM_uOFc_Rr0EnspwSF_tVfc9FhMmH8GZCefhiIzltlpoYdGSCdzsPyCZb_OfGAbmkG8AqkPNhRdgywAg195O0YjPpjGhPM-Orn_ZW5azAtSdVqKvkCjf9J8X2zXzxy1znYdBHWh1CSd9_pLZxCK_Peg/s4000/Hotel-Dieu%20Museum.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUxWCN3Zh2mxMY6VAaK9vByjKuo3uuT7S7cUysuM_uOFc_Rr0EnspwSF_tVfc9FhMmH8GZCefhiIzltlpoYdGSCdzsPyCZb_OfGAbmkG8AqkPNhRdgywAg195O0YjPpjGhPM-Orn_ZW5azAtSdVqKvkCjf9J8X2zXzxy1znYdBHWh1CSd9_pLZxCK_Peg/s600/Hotel-Dieu%20Museum.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The spire of the Hostel-Dieu</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF72L0rbqeeN65hCX3vrUd8k8oJqCZDFmoi6rOg1iwcylRvXU9SoLIn-C4Fs54AfXruFsGejmZ24SDYcMmlwdH9N-Qab_-qQtM8su2NCoPbONYyXzGPFGUWIxc_8aOY2I7wX8U_qVcZchX2C1mIvz1c_qqDg_Kh4RcozEfHuuc329V0Kd2EFWAWGmOQ_P2/s4000/Hotel-Dieu%20Museum%20founded%201443%20as%20hospital%20for%20poor.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF72L0rbqeeN65hCX3vrUd8k8oJqCZDFmoi6rOg1iwcylRvXU9SoLIn-C4Fs54AfXruFsGejmZ24SDYcMmlwdH9N-Qab_-qQtM8su2NCoPbONYyXzGPFGUWIxc_8aOY2I7wX8U_qVcZchX2C1mIvz1c_qqDg_Kh4RcozEfHuuc329V0Kd2EFWAWGmOQ_P2/s600/Hotel-Dieu%20Museum%20founded%201443%20as%20hospital%20for%20poor.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The market and Hostel-Dieu at twilight</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAw35PoxVQwgKULBraY4YGNJ4anE9rDYt-9qFXU6Kpxe1w3JX4uAhnF58oGfnGM6zJa4wqlV6CZALFCJa0PqsbRTJ9YgL83_oIod4QIXfYceC8cst2gTZorSSsWgZSiMCTP0-_305A3HcjQ6REtX4GK66LoTM-nAI866VJH6WnrWq9T6CkVZwzxAohB1cM/s3644/Canal%20du%20Centre%20in%20Beaune.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3644" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAw35PoxVQwgKULBraY4YGNJ4anE9rDYt-9qFXU6Kpxe1w3JX4uAhnF58oGfnGM6zJa4wqlV6CZALFCJa0PqsbRTJ9YgL83_oIod4QIXfYceC8cst2gTZorSSsWgZSiMCTP0-_305A3HcjQ6REtX4GK66LoTM-nAI866VJH6WnrWq9T6CkVZwzxAohB1cM/w640-h526/Canal%20du%20Centre%20in%20Beaune.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This beautiful canal which runs through Beaune was a place where women met to do <br />laundry in days past</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The grape harvest had just begun. The grape vines are tightly packed, and it's hard to imagine being able to drive a tractor through the narrow rows without severely damaging the crops! These fields of grapes extend for mile upon mile.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtW6115qEespLQZ3qegtCthtVJv42M0oiawlhbb171yiyWCoc5m0WRGBLYCq907wWe2HEd2dDwINVkg8sUtqrr9dI1RS5JjC-nUX4wFdCnqNHDaaY9Bi3L_xvZIQj_c2UPxG7UH_BE9SP1cbQZ29_ODdmtrDcDhqK1Ln3cStu_yuUl_8fRRgN_KkHRoRbl/s4000/Fields%20of%20grapes%20run%20for%20miles.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtW6115qEespLQZ3qegtCthtVJv42M0oiawlhbb171yiyWCoc5m0WRGBLYCq907wWe2HEd2dDwINVkg8sUtqrr9dI1RS5JjC-nUX4wFdCnqNHDaaY9Bi3L_xvZIQj_c2UPxG7UH_BE9SP1cbQZ29_ODdmtrDcDhqK1Ln3cStu_yuUl_8fRRgN_KkHRoRbl/s600/Fields%20of%20grapes%20run%20for%20miles.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghT0TUHdW_sRG3z12pOUk2MnqrlJ_yAXb7BNDu-oESH5b7S2gNwIpRu8NHYsWEHXMmAyDecqtfyhDUbe3_z1vh6u_Raj33e-8-gzXp6UWP0G_woAfxXESbvgGBkgdeAUA2Vl3PAZXrZ_Eb8M-0L7DoDl7pXlkl2yUZT9gja_7YMuw8u2Gp9gszy3evdygG/s4000/Grapes%20as%20far%20as%20the%20eye%20can%20see.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghT0TUHdW_sRG3z12pOUk2MnqrlJ_yAXb7BNDu-oESH5b7S2gNwIpRu8NHYsWEHXMmAyDecqtfyhDUbe3_z1vh6u_Raj33e-8-gzXp6UWP0G_woAfxXESbvgGBkgdeAUA2Vl3PAZXrZ_Eb8M-0L7DoDl7pXlkl2yUZT9gja_7YMuw8u2Gp9gszy3evdygG/s600/Grapes%20as%20far%20as%20the%20eye%20can%20see.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsipHKPp13546JdW5qVyKWcGFjBNGn3uyWK_SrNpfMotCs_zrY7z5CMdUP7G24sbiA8ia6AfnwQWpm14YFb2SEvVE6MGf6W7ZZ10mNGMA5EEyQH1RCJwpbGBGp3eEMPVg5dr3S7ctzzm9V3WRFOpX9cGU0_7YD1FEP8I2yjo3vSfuV9kD9bgszFRJr8fWq/s4000/Entering%20winery.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsipHKPp13546JdW5qVyKWcGFjBNGn3uyWK_SrNpfMotCs_zrY7z5CMdUP7G24sbiA8ia6AfnwQWpm14YFb2SEvVE6MGf6W7ZZ10mNGMA5EEyQH1RCJwpbGBGp3eEMPVg5dr3S7ctzzm9V3WRFOpX9cGU0_7YD1FEP8I2yjo3vSfuV9kD9bgszFRJr8fWq/s600/Entering%20winery.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had the opportunity to tour the winery at Chateau de Marsannay</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAsyBfMacZnlHWNcXAT1WsbtpYLj4cxfdZr3cDWr6B7lBEtBh34bbCn-CJPbxGomAxilVnJT2syApJvOuWgkEUzUpm7TkK8MvB5HKk7lFFqtXc5Jhg56iOSg1_Hk6pYry5P0k3rpP_jQg7bbYjGzby9YqLtEGbj4qC9pLiEG_4CAN2XD_Prk6Thb26UQd/s4000/I%20think%20red%20stuff%20were%20their%20grape%20vines.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAsyBfMacZnlHWNcXAT1WsbtpYLj4cxfdZr3cDWr6B7lBEtBh34bbCn-CJPbxGomAxilVnJT2syApJvOuWgkEUzUpm7TkK8MvB5HKk7lFFqtXc5Jhg56iOSg1_Hk6pYry5P0k3rpP_jQg7bbYjGzby9YqLtEGbj4qC9pLiEG_4CAN2XD_Prk6Thb26UQd/s600/I%20think%20red%20stuff%20were%20their%20grape%20vines.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bright red spots on this map are the grape vines belonging to this winery. When someone<br />inherits grapevines, they are faced with steep inheritance taxes and often must sell sections of the vines<br />they inherit. This results in scattered holdings that must present a challenge come harvest time!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKA3jFlQLMJ__WswgoOj_R7nBiG-87uREAhVtFSYoQMf-wWjhhcPyNIc4l0MXal_UCHnuqp4ZH1ev6PfCpBYn9FxfOww0kr6xPhpafL-EkLDjeYRT179EZiopKUn43jmmEf9VgRm4bZz_Y_kVK6H5pGft1BDuJFoQbbUSMr7N1KmeE4SjuQkrFJUnznch/s4000/More%20barrels.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKA3jFlQLMJ__WswgoOj_R7nBiG-87uREAhVtFSYoQMf-wWjhhcPyNIc4l0MXal_UCHnuqp4ZH1ev6PfCpBYn9FxfOww0kr6xPhpafL-EkLDjeYRT179EZiopKUn43jmmEf9VgRm4bZz_Y_kVK6H5pGft1BDuJFoQbbUSMr7N1KmeE4SjuQkrFJUnznch/s600/More%20barrels.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was just one of the cellars where the wine is stored until the proper time for bottling.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1532DLV3uDcnkONi5Z4ZR7IkHCnd9K-AuHLVPOzsRrjncXQd4aFQCoGUvCLX1U89sa6HzwlmpjJRcfK2sT6nvXPthFrHu4bdDMsiFjXt_6c9SzTQyRE5qZZtI6EVvVLIezPBmn4wHi3RMllvVlBjMC-YkGwrzh-BNRUya5xTWd-BwzzVhj_Fi0wJwZWwV/s4000/Wine%20affected%20by%20soil,%20rock,%20drainage,%20pH.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1532DLV3uDcnkONi5Z4ZR7IkHCnd9K-AuHLVPOzsRrjncXQd4aFQCoGUvCLX1U89sa6HzwlmpjJRcfK2sT6nvXPthFrHu4bdDMsiFjXt_6c9SzTQyRE5qZZtI6EVvVLIezPBmn4wHi3RMllvVlBjMC-YkGwrzh-BNRUya5xTWd-BwzzVhj_Fi0wJwZWwV/s600/Wine%20affected%20by%20soil,%20rock,%20drainage,%20pH.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here our guide showed how the soil, rock, pH, and drainage impact the quality of the wine.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jj8n82snYTE-b1nVnpUm16ibqr6An9bjhEJ-IfHxCkrPvn0C43EOdy-ghruavb82TGUhX4jlxktXNhfg_CcHZOYMk8hy4pTgcGHxuNhPpHtGZCA5dGKWD_nHWN6_bs-VIzv0kliV2atT3jpt0eaMpWs8-8IQcvUHQQYLzG5-La-F2wFwOhH_wXeLoXRc/s4000/Our%20guide.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jj8n82snYTE-b1nVnpUm16ibqr6An9bjhEJ-IfHxCkrPvn0C43EOdy-ghruavb82TGUhX4jlxktXNhfg_CcHZOYMk8hy4pTgcGHxuNhPpHtGZCA5dGKWD_nHWN6_bs-VIzv0kliV2atT3jpt0eaMpWs8-8IQcvUHQQYLzG5-La-F2wFwOhH_wXeLoXRc/s600/Our%20guide.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of course we had to try the wares - and the wine was quite delicious.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExe9R0Wz8LpC6R0bY1-UTo3XioBiar46Y5uHflwHv0ynDYFGBFD7XpbElBnhegJ3QplzuxJjpDHEt3WHyIinsEI9j7F0YQ9Hdk5gDHIAOJCpGJpMfmVOeH8PmNFxTkDs8a14wkdBbBDmv4alOZPx2lm2AzwgPvo6KlHPYQcUIkVf3xGS22Wsf68xKny8o/s3796/View%20out%20from%20Chateau%20de%20Marsannay.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3796" data-original-width="2526" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExe9R0Wz8LpC6R0bY1-UTo3XioBiar46Y5uHflwHv0ynDYFGBFD7XpbElBnhegJ3QplzuxJjpDHEt3WHyIinsEI9j7F0YQ9Hdk5gDHIAOJCpGJpMfmVOeH8PmNFxTkDs8a14wkdBbBDmv4alOZPx2lm2AzwgPvo6KlHPYQcUIkVf3xGS22Wsf68xKny8o/s600/View%20out%20from%20Chateau%20de%20Marsannay.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view from the chateau to the lush fields of grape vines.</td></tr></tbody>
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NCSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617227847364562989noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576343754781517571.post-52297701744505348382023-11-20T10:00:00.016-05:002023-11-20T10:00:00.144-05:00A few from the archives...<br />
These were taken a few years ago in Beaufort, North Carolina. If you haven't gone, it's worth the trip.
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