We started with an early morning walk from Cap Ferrat toward Beaulieu, the next village in the direction of Monaco. (You can see both Monaco and Italy from Cap Ferrat). We walked by some of the world's most expensive real estate, including the house that was owned by David Niven until he died. Exquisite.
We had expensive cafes au lait in a waterfront cafe, bought some yummy croissants and went up the hill to Stan and Craig's. After more coffee, we reluctantly said goodbye to them and to Cap Ferrat. It is a place we could stay for weeks, it is so incredibly beautiful.
It was a long drive to Beaune, not to mention expensive in tolls - about 60 Euro. Yikes. We drove along the famous promenade in Nice as we left Cap Ferrat, stopping to get cheese, ham and bread for the trip. It took us about 7 hours to get to Beaune, which was longer than we had anticipated. It is in the heart of Burgundy and famous for its wines.
We are staying at Hotel Adelie in Montagny Les-Beaune, about 3 kilometers out of Beaune itself. We drove into Beaune for dinner and to orient ourselves. It is another beautiful French city. Much of it is pedestrianised, so we walked quite a bit, into the center where we ate outside. Amazingly, we sat next to a couple who were moving to Beaulieu for the next six months....a place we had never even heard of until yesterday.
We can tell that we'd like more time here and, as we had not planned to come here, we did not find out what we should have. We have many friends who come to Beaune and could have given us some tips as to what vineyards to check out etc., but...it can't be helped; this was a last-minute decision and we are glad that we have even just this short time to explore.
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