That was the weekend involving January 14th, of course...I went with Stéphane to Reims and Nancy. On the day of my birthday, Stéphane took me to the oldest "maison de champagne" in the world. It is called Ruinart and was founded in 1729. The first picture I have posted is of the outside of the building, in case anyone is interested. It was built from the beginning to look like a large, fancy carriage house. It's quite humble looking really, given how prestigious its product is and how ornate some of the other maisons de champagne are. But it was beautifully maintained and impeccably decorated--very upscale modern french, complete with halogen lighting, chocolate brown velvety walls...We went on a highly detailed and informative tour of the facility, including the chalk mines which are typical of Reims and which is where much of the champagne is stored.
The next picture is of me and Stéphane's business partner/friend. We are at the market in Nancy where he (the friend called Patrick) is buying the ingredients for the lovely French meal he made us that afternoon.
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