Yes, there is wine aplenty in Chablis. Fine wines to make the heart swoon.
And Remi should know, as his family had vineyards in the area up until the Second World War. But more of the wine another time…
You see there is also a certain charm, un charme fou…
…with each corner more picturesque than the next.
We took it in with eager eyes.
But then again…ah, you see there is more to this Burgundian story than that…
…but then again, isn’t there always?
For once the main streets have been forsaken for the twist of back alleys…
…the surprise of Chablis is revealed.
Patina.
The bustle muffled and faded. In the ensuing silence we could hear many a damsel calling out to be rescued.
Of course, we listened…for that is what we do!
Yes, all of the elements pleased us to no end. Such elegant bones and a fleur de lis emblazoned crest daring all to knock at the front door…
… with extremely elegant neighbors en face…
…as well as peals of church chimes floating directly over head.
Precisely at that moment.
For once, we let ourselves dream big, caught up in the delight of a very famous village that goes far beyond what it seems. Whoever said beauty is only skin deep?
Have a lovely week everyone…
Whew, the wine…oh my goodness. We loved it too! And what is so lovely there is that you can actually buy very good whites for not a lot. It was wonderful. No surprise that you appreciate the patina as I do, dear Greet…
How lovely to have you here, Elizabeth!
We maaaaybe could have afforded the garage out back. Maybe. So no, we passed. *le sigh* 😉 But of course we scoured all of the announces…
How lovely of you to stop by Lanier! And by all means please do come to France…
I regret not going in but they were in the middle of a mass. The door was fascinating–I have never seen anything like it–and the bells were beautiful…
Oooh interesting. I looked at another photo that I took of the sign and would say vine leaves–plus, look at the dried ones in the photo further down, similar non?
Just the crest alone…
Deborah! Methinks you have the wrong blogger!!! We couldn't afford the door knocker!!!! hehehehe 🙂
Give me an S! S! Give me an I! I! Give me another S! S! Give me a T! T! Give me an E! E! Give me an R! R!
What's that spell? SISTER!!! What did you say? SISTER!!!!!!! Whoohoo!
Love you.
Oh thank you so much for your lovely response–talk about beautiful! This post seems to have brought out the rainy day romantic in more than one person… 🙂
Loree, I am so sorry to hear about your headache–is it a migraine? I dearly hope not and that you are feeling better today!!!
Bisous.