24 Oct Le Phenicien, trip to a Chateau Neuf Du Pape winery Beaurenard, and tour of the Popes Palace in Avignon

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Domaine de Beaurnard, Chateaneuf de Pape

On Friday morning 24-Oct we were driven from Le Phenicien moored at Villeneuve Lez Avignon to Chateaneuf de Pape where we toured and sampled the Domaine de Beaurnard winery. We returned to Le Phenicien for lunch while they moved the barge the short distance to a mooring on the banks of Avignon.  That afternoon we toured the Palas des Papes in Avignon.

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Winemaker at Domaine de Beaurnard, Chateaneuf de Pape

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Checking quality at Domaine de Beaurnard, Chateaneuf de Pape

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Part of Jessie’s order, Domaine de Beaurnard, Chateaneuf de Pape

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At the Chateaneuf de Pape

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Lunch on Le Phenicien

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Palas des Papes, Avignon France

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Interior Palas des Papes, Avignon

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Central courtyard, Palas des Papes, Avignon

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Art installation, Palas des Papes, Avignon

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Interior Palas des Papes, Avignon

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Pont D’Avignon

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That evening we had a great farewell diner on Le Phenicien with our 6 traveling companions.

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