Saturday 23 September 2017

Near the winery Monteillet

We had a lovely breakfast in the conservatory. But hard to choose without a  menu! I had orange juice, croissants, prunes, boiled egg and coffee. Tomorrow I'll go for a poached egg instead.

Then we set off to drive to Condrieu up the scenic road. We turned off to visit a wine estate high up over the Rhone, called Domaine de Monteillet. We tasted five white wines including some delicious Viognier. We chose 3 types and bought 6 bottles to share. The prices were quite reasonable.

The temple in Viennes, a surprising town

The village of Condrieu was disappointing so we went on to Viennes, an old Roman town. There we saw the ancient temple, the amphitheatre and the cathedral. We had a late lunch of lasagne.


It was a long drive back to our hotel on the Peage and national roads. Now resting in our room until dinner here later.

My dinner dessert was yummy

In the evening we had an apero and dinner at our hotel, Michel Chabran. The chef of that name introduced himself to us. We had very slow service. Lobster and fois gras were prominent on the menu. I also had a delicious chocolate dessert. The others had cheese. It was rather a rich meal.




We all had a disturbed night caused by the over-active air conditioning.