Bordeaxu was a beautiful place. It was a short and sweet trip. We took a bus about 4 hours northeast to the beautiful country of France. There was a group of ten of us. Some are not pictured.
Bowling
When we first arrived, a small group of us left the apartment and headed to the bowling alley. I actually played quite well and got 5 spares in a row, which lead me to beating all of the boys :)
Wine Tour
We went a wine tour from 9:30 to 18:30.. It was a long day of traveling around France to some of the best vineyards in the world. First we visited the wine museum where we got to learn about the process of making wine in the 18th century.
The next stop was a beautiful vineyard. The gentleman that owned the vineyard was amazing and very willing to let us try as many different kinds as they want. He told me an interesting fact that each barrel contained 300 bottles of wine in them. He had a whole lot of barrels too. We actually got to drink out of the barrel. He used a tube to get the red wine out of it. We got to try wines from many different years at this vineyard. There was a clear difference.
Next Stop was a beautiful vineyard with a gorgeous castle and buildings surrounding it. I loved this place for pictures mostly.
That night it was storming out and I got a really cool picture of the lightning overlooking France. It was time to head home and get on the bus. It wasn't very fun waiting for the bus to arrive in the rain. Nor was it fun to sleep on the bus from 02:00 to 06:30 in the morning. Needless to say, I wont be booking overnight bus rides anymore. However it was our only option and I am so glad I was able to go on this weekend trip.