Champagne breakie is what we had today. According to Ruth, "when in France, do as the Frenchmen do"... drink lots of Bubbly. So this morning we ventured through rain and the French transport system to get to Taittinger Headquarters. Pristine and minimalist, it was like a shrine to one of the finest Champagne houses in France.
When we arrived, we were too late for the English tour, however we met a lady called Christine, who was so nice and helpful that she organised for us to participate in the French spoken tour of the caves and to watch a video in English so that we could grasp some of the history behind the world of Champagne.
The tour was fascinating, taking us down to the 4th century stone cellars. Apparently Taittinger was originally created by monks. The cellars were full of rows and rows of bottles and little secret passageways that led you in mysterious directions. It was tempting to contemplate sneaking a bottle in my bag, but I think they would have noticed a missing Magnum.
At the end of the tour, we had a little taster session of Brut Taittinger. Gold, cold and fizzy. Just how bubbly should be.
Needless to say that it set us up on a lovely high for the rest of the day and made our train journey from Reims to Strassbourg a little more entertaining...
On board the train I saw a good looking guy walk past. I mouthed to Mer "ooh did you see him?" to which she responded "no" and practically got out of her seat to get a good oggle at the guy in question. Only to find that the guy was sitting right behind her and had caught her eyeing him up. Apparently he didn't seem impressed, but I'm sure the guy was secretly boosting his ego on the knowledge that some chick on the train was checking him out.
The evening ended with shopping and a tasty steak dinner with lots of red wine flowing throughout. A great day and as per Ruth's mantra..."when in France, do as the Frenchmen do!"
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