A beautiful day begins with a beautiful frittata... when I saw Serena's fabulous pie come out of the oven, I knew it was going to be a good morning.
Some savory herbs from the chateau's herb garden.
Today, we drove into Reims (pronounced "rance", rhymes with France), to begin our tour of the Champagne region. We kicked off the day with a visit to the Reims Cathedral, a beautiful piece of gothic architecture and the site of coronation for 26 French kings and queens.
One of the stained glass windows was designed by Marc Chagall...
Connie and Vijay admire the cathedral.
Vijay and I hit the town.
Deepa and Maureen enjoy some champagne in Champagne.Although most of the major champagne houses were closed this week because everyone was at a champagne competition in London, we were able to take a tour of the legendary Moet & Chandon, where Dom Perignon reputedly discovered how to make this bubbly elixir by accident. Maureen says that story is just a marketing gimmick.
Moet & Chandon's ancient wine caves, dug out by the Romans!
Moet's beautiful vineyards.
Baby grapes.
We made it back to the chateau in time to enjoy a delicious dinner of cured duck salad, and veal with a roux gravy, made by Frederic, our cheerful chateau caretaker.
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