Shopping at the grocery store has been interesting so far. The first grocery store we went to was called the Super Marche. When we walked in it smelled like a fish market and we thought yuck, until we went to the back and saw the unbelievable seafood. The seafood was on ice, not behind a case, which was why it smelled so strong. It took me about 20 minutes to find the eggs because eggs are not in the refrigerated section, that is how fresh they are! Then the yo...

We left Dulles at 5 p.m. and flew overnight to Toulouse, France. Not easy to sleep on an airplane and we were very jealous of the first class people who could stretch out! Maybe some day... Anyway we got our rental car in Toulouse and drove to Carcassone, France. Here we are staying at Chateau Canet a working vineyard. It is unbelievable! I feel like I am in the movie Eat, Pray, Love, or something. We have been drinking wine constantly and learning about the pr...