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A week end in Bourgogne. Part One: Gilly.

Jul 22, 2014,06:42 AM
 

My wife has a lot of talents to find THE place to go for a relaxing week end.

Always.

Here, we went to Gilly, in a somptuous Castle from the 12th Century, which has been converted into an hotel.

Bourgogne is a charming part of France, with some well known towns such as Auxerre, Beaune or Dijon. Gilly is a bit far from Paris ( 330 Kilometers ) for a short week end, but it is Worth the effort.

To make it even more charming, we decided to take the Volvo P 1800.

 

I will post more pics of the car in the automotive forum, soon.

Back to Gilly and its castle, here are the pictures.

 


 


 


 


 

The wines are excellent, as well as cheese. As you can guess, it was a week end of greediness.

In Part II, I will post some pictures of Chateau Pommard, which is a prestigious wine.

Stay tuned!

Nicolas


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Very nice holiday... but

 
 By: diluted magnetics : July 22nd, 2014-07:04
Your P1800!! I'm quite a Volvo enthusiast. Although I don't know everything about Volvo, but I do know what I like. I've lived most of my life in Singapore, and I only saw the P1800 once ever in the wild. It was ahead of me at a stop light, and I was too ...  

You are a girl with great taste, DM.

 
 By: amanico : July 22nd, 2014-07:29
The C 30 is a charming coupé. And yes, a reminiscence of the P 1800 ES, the Shooting Break version of the P 1800 S or E. You drive different, when you are in a Volvo. The C 30 has something more, which is Fun. Bravo, DM. Best, Nicolas

re: holiday

 
 By: DRMW : July 23rd, 2014-00:29
Nice Reverso! :) -MW

Nice! Thanks for posting!

 
 By: patrick_y : August 3rd, 2014-04:14
We have an automotive forum too if you want to post more car pictures! I have been noticing a few P1800s this summer in California. I've seen four in the past few weeks. I can imagine they're rare sights in Singapore.

Good suggestion, Patrick. I will feed the auto forum a bit, these next weeks. [nt]

 
 By: amanico : August 5th, 2014-10:51

re: Bourgogne

 
 By: DRMW : July 22nd, 2014-09:00
Seems like you are enjoying the Volvo and putting some miles on it! Safe travels Nico, look forward to Part 2...especially the food and wine. -MW

Putting some miles is a funny game. In 22 months, I already drove...

 
 By: amanico : July 22nd, 2014-09:34
15 000 Kilometers... And more to come! ;) Best, my friend. Nicolas

wow, that's a lot!

 
 By: DRMW : July 22nd, 2014-14:42
Enjoy the ride and safe travels Nico! Awaiting your pics... :) -MW

I will put my road trip from last summer, on line, soon.

 
 By: amanico : July 22nd, 2014-15:26
4000 Kilometers in three weeks... ;) Best, Nicolas

=O ! [nt]

 
 By: DRMW : July 22nd, 2014-15:45

That´s traveling with style my dear friend!! So lovely places...

 
 By: Subexplorer : July 22nd, 2014-14:17
... so lovely company, so lovely & charming car! Thanks for sharing! Un abrazo! Abel.

Gracias, Amigo mio. [nt]

 
 By: amanico : July 22nd, 2014-15:27

I remember

 
 By: halkcb : July 24th, 2014-00:23
this place well,having stayed there in the 90s.,during a visit to the surrounding vineyards The rooms were very spacious, even those on the ground level--almost mini-suites,and they had a fine restaurant in the basement! Would love to visit the area again... 

The restaurant is excellent, indeed. And the place, charming.

 
 By: amanico : July 24th, 2014-00:35
A nice idea for a future GTG? Best, Nicolas

Ahh the Bourgogne ...

 
 By: bimbeano : August 2nd, 2014-15:13
... never been there i think :-( .... must be the only part in France i haven't visited yet ... . Did the ferret come along ? :-)

Yes we came with the Ferret and the dog... ;) A cool part of France to visit, my friend. [nt]

 
 By: amanico : August 2nd, 2014-15:15