We drove down to Bordeaux and stayed in a small town (Camarsac) just south of St Emilion for the night. On the way in we picked up some wine from Fronsac (a region to the NW of St Emilion) for a reasonable price and had quite a bit of fun chatting with the vendor and listening to his laments on wine making in the region (Summary - the expensive wines are mostly marketing and the art of wine making is being lost as big companies buy up production for sports events and ignorant bankers). At Camarsac we stayed in a nice but expensive B&B (everything in Bordeaux is expensive) and enjoyed dinner prepared by the owner (Dominique) consisting of White Asparagus starter, Magret entree and Tiramisu dessert. It was all excellent. During dinner we popped into the living room on a few occasions to watch the France vs Uruguay game. Dominique's children were done up in their best team France outfits (see picture). As Lisa has a fear of horses and there were several on the B&B grounds (it is a small farm) it was Ctos' intention to make her confront her fears head on. After feeding the horses some carrots and old bread it seems that Lisa is starting to think that perhaps horses are not so bad after all!
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