Door of the Collégiale Basilique Notre-Dame in the town of Beaune, the wine capital of Burgundy in the Côte d’Or department in eastern France. Parts of Notre-Dame date from the 13th century, and its style is described as Burgundian Romanesque, with some Gothic additions.
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Thursday Doors – 09.15.2016
Photo taken at Chateau Pommard, Burgundy, France. For Norm’s Thursday Doors, 09.15.2016
Thursday Doors – June 23, 2016

Photo taken at Chateau Pommard, Burgundy, France.
Travel Theme: Neutral

Photo taken at Villa Cinfroni, Ravello, Italy.

Photo taken in Siena, Italy.

Photo taken in Burgundy, France.

Detail of the Colosseum, Rome, Italy.

Photo taken in Santa Monica, California, US.
In this week’s Travel Theme: Neutral Ailsa asks us to break out some neutral tones and create our own version of this week’s travel theme.
Burgundy Region Chateaus (2)
Château de Clos de Vougeot ~~
On our second day in Burgundy, we visited “Clos de Vougeot,” a wall-enclosed vineyard in the region. It was named after the River Vouge, which is actually just a stream separating the village Vougeot from Chambolle-Musigny. The Clos de Vougeot vineyard was created by Cistercian monks of Cîteaux Abbey. The Château de Clos de Vougeot, located inside the wall, was added in 1551 by rebuilding and enlarging a small chapel and other existing buildings at the site. Since 1945, it has served as headquarters of the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, an exclusive club of Burgundy wine enthusiasts. As in most chateaus, there is a museum of all things wine and an ongoing art exhibit, which seems to be something that happens this time of the year. The trip through Burgundy country provided some beautiful views of other vineyards and chateaus.
Burgundy Region Chateaus (1)
Château Pommard~~
Located in Pommard, just outside Beaune, the Château de Pommard is the largest private vineyard in Bourgogne. Besides their grounds, museum and wine tasting, we saw two temporary art exhibits going on at the château (one of photography and one of sculptures) and a couple of permanent (I think) Salvador Dali sculptures displayed in their courtyard. The château’s grounds and museum are very pretty and the wine was very good. We regretted not having come earlier, with time for a full tour and meal. Here a slide show of photos of the road trip from Beaune to Pommard and of the château visit.
Quotes (II) Sanskrit Proverb
For Day II of the Quotes challenge, for which I was nominated by catalan blogger and photographer Cosmo, from bCL Photography, I’ve chosen an old favorite of mine, a Sanskrit proverb that reminds us of the importance of living every day well.
“Yesterday is but a dream, tomorrow but a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day.” ~~ Sanskrit Proverb
And today I am breaking the rules — I do that a lot! 🙂 — and not nominating anyone. This way, whoever wants can take on the challenge. Join us!!
Cee’s Which Way Challenge – 2015 Week #23
Which way might this path be taking us?
See other entries for Cee’s Which Way Challenge.
365/Day 154
On The Streets of France (late posting for June 3, Day 154 of Project 365)~~
Back in LA with loads of photos from my France trip, I’ll continue to share them to catch up with my 365 project. This post’s photos show people going about their lives in the various places we visited in France these past two weeks.