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a surprise encounter

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Day 5

You'll never guess what happened on day 5... The sun came out!

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Perfect for a morning walk...

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The streets looked like movie sets much of the time as this is not their busy season...

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We walked through the 800-year-old Saint-Emilion Monolithic Church which is the region's most prominent religious monument and is breathtaking....

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We found our restaurant for that night! Le Tertre... (Note to self: No high heels)

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I love those lanterns!

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Adorable french boys help their dads work on the wine barrels.

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We chose to take advantage of the clear skies and walk to our next winery tour...

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Chateaux Fonplegade

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Turns out the owners are American!

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Reminds me of Downton Abbey..

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On our way out, we heard about the possibility of rain. We thought we'd be clever and cut through the vineyards for a shortcut,

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which resulted in adding about an hour to our walk home.

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We argued about which turn to take, this one or that, and when we finally agreed on a direction, and were trudging up a hill to turn a corner, there was gunfire. 

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That's right, gunfire. Two shots plain as day. Pow. Pow. Simultaneously, as you can imagine, we turned and made a run for it. I guess it's hunting season? We weren't really interested in pursuing men with guns or investigating the shooting situation. We simply chose another path. .. the long way home.  

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Holy Lord. You know what comes next... dinner.

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Only one post remains in the France series! Coming up next...