memory lane

Last week Papa Hew came out to visit. The last time he was here was 1982. So for nostalgia sake we went back to St. Emilion.

First stop on Memory Lane, The Wall.
At least i know where i got my moody teenager genes from..

And 29 years later..

Here is my token youth shot for 2042. How horrific does that sound?

Second stop, Memory Lane

Same courtyard, different tree!?

Third stop on memory lane.

The very cute and just a little bit ancient, Logis de la Cadène. It's been here since 1951 and still only sells the one wine, Saint Emilion Grand cru "Château La Mariotte". The very same that Papa & Mama Hew drank in 1982. 

And so of course we took a nice tourist photo to send to mum

We headed a bit further afield for lunch as we were after something a bit more low key and i wanted a menu that involved a little less pâté. Not to mention the huge (steak) dinner plans at L'Entrecôte.

Stumbled across this little secret cobbled path. And at the end of every secret cobbled path there is (almost) always a secret cobbled courtyard with a winebar! (although i might have just made that up)

Now i'm no wine connossieur, to be honest i'm usually a White Zinfandel kinda gal. But oh lordy was this wine fabulous. Sadly i can't remember the name, not because it wasn't fabulous (it was) but because i'm a bit of a dimwit. Although i can tell you that it was made from grapes and came from St. Emilion. What more do you need to know?

Final stop on Memory Lane.

Vue de la 'tour du Roi'

The church tower is still there. Thankfully, the shorts are not.

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