Some thoughts after three weeks in France

[Jenise]

Just back from Bordeaux and Paris last Friday. Still working through my emails and will post later. I was in the Bastille Day crowds in Paris during the daytime but not to watch the concert and fireworks (watched the concert on television from my hotel room.) So so sad about the killings in Nice!

Will look forward to your notes, JC.

So jealous. But happy that there are some people out there that get to have these kinds of experiences!

If anyone ever finds a source for traditional styro boxes in Paris, please post it. Those are light enough that you can tape two together and leave 2 to 8 slots empty, depending on weight. Then you can wrap the tape around and fold it over in the middle to make pretty nice handles. When an extra bag is EUR85, being able to take 16-22 bottles is a better value.

Walter, when in France (or another European country), you can order styrofoam wine boxes from http://Lazenne.com. We can deliver directly to your hotel or place of stay. In Paris you can now buy styrofoam wine boxes for 6 and/or 12 bottles in:

Caves Legrand in the 2nd (http://www.caves-legrand.com/en/),
La Cave du Sénat in the 6th (http://lacavedusenat.com/en/),
La Cave des Tuileries in the 1st (http://lacavedestuileries.com/en/)

The above-listed stores also carry the Wine Check.