Day Five: Monday, November 20, 2006 • Les Baux • Pont du Gard • Uzes • Avignon • Vacqueras • Gigondas
All day driving tour
Winery Chateau d’
Pont du Gard
Uzes
Avignon–got stuck as we drove into the walled city
Carpentras Never did find the D7
Cotes du Rhone wine trail
Vacqueras
Winery-first stop in Vacqueras–older lady who spoke no English and wanted to sell us boxed wine. 3 bottles were €14
Winery Where Christine went to the toilette; bought 3 bottles; great view of the valley and the sunset. It was a little after 5 p.m.
Gigondas
Winery right in side the city limit
Winery: great wines my favorite so far (3)
Dinner: pizza, quiche Lorraine bought at roadside store in Arles took back to the hotel by 7 p.m.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
DAY FOUR: Sunday, November 19, 2006
Day Four: Sunday, November 19, 2006 Nice • Drive to Provence • Mas De La Dame • Les Baux • Riboto de Taven
Brunch at the Sofitel in Nice
Sunday Morning with ECIS
10 p.m. Taught third ECIS conference session–“A Passion for Coverage”
12 p.m. Taught final ECIS conference session–“Design Quest”
Picked up rental car at the train station a Renault Clio left Nice by 1:30 or so
Drove to Provence
stopped at Mas de la Dame winery near Les Baux
Les Baux
Drove up to Les Baux stayed at Riboto de Taven in Vale d’Enfer
Walked up to Les Baux as it was getting dark
Dinner at Riboto de Taven
• salade with saffron and sweetbreads (the supreme offal)
• eggplant
• veal
• salmon orange citrus sauce
• cheese selection (about 15 to choose from)
• chestnut soufflé
Brunch at the Sofitel in Nice
Sunday Morning with ECIS
10 p.m. Taught third ECIS conference session–“A Passion for Coverage”
12 p.m. Taught final ECIS conference session–“Design Quest”
Picked up rental car at the train station a Renault Clio left Nice by 1:30 or so
Drove to Provence
stopped at Mas de la Dame winery near Les Baux
Les Baux
Drove up to Les Baux stayed at Riboto de Taven in Vale d’Enfer
Walked up to Les Baux as it was getting dark
Dinner at Riboto de Taven
• salade with saffron and sweetbreads (the supreme offal)
• eggplant
• veal
• salmon orange citrus sauce
• cheese selection (about 15 to choose from)
• chestnut soufflé
Saturday, January 19, 2008
DAY THREE: Saturday, November 18, 2006
Day Three: Saturday, November 18, 2006 Nice •
ECIS Sessions • Mark Chagall Museum • Les Cagnes su Mer
Saturday ECIS Sessions
12 p.m. taught first conference session–“25 Ways for Adviser Success”
3 p.m. taught second conference session–“Yearbook Copy they Will Read”
Mark Chagall Museum
Went to the Marc Chagall museum a little after 4
Took bus to Les Cagnes su Mer; one transfer. €1.30 each
Les Cagnes su Mer • Hotel Grimaldi • Le Black Cat Jazz Club
Dinner at Hotel Grimaldi owned by Rick Fernandez, Vicki Yahalokovsky’s brother
• parmesian wafer with pistachios
• pumpkin soup and crème fraiche
• chicken wrapped in ham
€143 dinner; ($183.04, $61.01each)
Pumpkin soup and creme fraiche
Chicken wrapped in ham
Wine from Gigondas
Jaques Renoir photo exhibition (grandson of
Auguste Renoir who died near here)
Le Black Cat Jazz Club
"Georgy Porgy Puddin' Pie Kiss the Girls and Make Them Cry" or something like that phonetically
€21 drinks
Cab ride back to Nice €50
ECIS Sessions • Mark Chagall Museum • Les Cagnes su Mer
Saturday ECIS Sessions
12 p.m. taught first conference session–“25 Ways for Adviser Success”
3 p.m. taught second conference session–“Yearbook Copy they Will Read”
Mark Chagall Museum
Went to the Marc Chagall museum a little after 4
Took bus to Les Cagnes su Mer; one transfer. €1.30 each
Les Cagnes su Mer • Hotel Grimaldi • Le Black Cat Jazz Club
Dinner at Hotel Grimaldi owned by Rick Fernandez, Vicki Yahalokovsky’s brother
• parmesian wafer with pistachios
• pumpkin soup and crème fraiche
• chicken wrapped in ham
€143 dinner; ($183.04, $61.01each)
Pumpkin soup and creme fraiche
Chicken wrapped in ham
Wine from Gigondas
Jaques Renoir photo exhibition (grandson of
Auguste Renoir who died near here)
Le Black Cat Jazz Club
"Georgy Porgy Puddin' Pie Kiss the Girls and Make Them Cry" or something like that phonetically
€21 drinks
Cab ride back to Nice €50
DAY TWO: Friday, November 17, 2006 Arrival in Nice
Day Two: Friday, November 17, 2006 • Zurich • Nice
Zurich to Nice
Arrival in Nice
Checked in at Sofitel Hotel near the Acropolis
Our second time in Nice at this hotel with ECIS
Vieux Nice
Walked around Vieux Nice, the beach, around to the port
Vieux Nice…old Nice
The Beach
Sue chasing the waves
Late Lunch at La Zucca Magica
Ate a late lunch at La Zucca Magica (the Magic Pumpkin) vegetarian cuisine
1. egg custard piece in a soup with fresh spinach
2. olive bake thing
3. pasta with red sauce
4. canola with crème and chocolate in a bed of pumpkin
5. café
house wine
This may have been the best meal of the entire trip.
Checked in at the ECIS conference at the Acropolis.
Back at the Acropolis and its 1970s utilitarian beauty
Zurich to Nice
Arrival in Nice
Checked in at Sofitel Hotel near the Acropolis
Our second time in Nice at this hotel with ECIS
Vieux Nice
Walked around Vieux Nice, the beach, around to the port
Vieux Nice…old Nice
The Beach
Sue chasing the waves
Late Lunch at La Zucca Magica
Ate a late lunch at La Zucca Magica (the Magic Pumpkin) vegetarian cuisine
1. egg custard piece in a soup with fresh spinach
2. olive bake thing
3. pasta with red sauce
4. canola with crème and chocolate in a bed of pumpkin
5. café
house wine
This may have been the best meal of the entire trip.
Checked in at the ECIS conference at the Acropolis.
Back at the Acropolis and its 1970s utilitarian beauty
Friday, January 18, 2008
DAY ONE: Thursday, November 16
Day One: Thursday, November 16 • Sacramento • Dulles
Up at 3:30 a.m.
6:00 United fight Sacramento to Washington, Dulles
United flight to Zurich, Switzerland. $683.78 each
Up at 3:30 a.m.
6:00 United fight Sacramento to Washington, Dulles
United flight to Zurich, Switzerland. $683.78 each
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