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Sorry, that I wasn't able to provide more of my TR this weekend! I work in the retail food industry, so this is obviously a big week for me! Working many more hours than normal! I should include another update, just after Turkey Day! Usually, it's been weekends, when I've been able to do this!
Lots of great updates to come with 4+ days left in my trip as part of the TR to come!!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Sounds good. Just a matter of finding the time to do it!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
No problem! We've been quite busy here and we're retired so I totally get not always having time to write.
It can be tough at times getting around to do it. Will certainly be some more updates by this weekend!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
We left the lovely town of Annecy at around 1:30 pm for our next destination of Vaison La Romaine, where we'd be staying for the next three nights. It was a two hour drive to the next rest stop and another 1 1/2 hours after that to Vaison La Romaine. Our coach driver, Hilda had a supply of beverages in the small fridge up front, so I decided to have a small bottle of Chardonnay for the bus trip. It was like one of those small bottles you get on a flight, but much better. A few others, including Jerry and Christina decided to indulge as well. After, finishing my glass of wine it didn't take long till I was out for a little snooze time to just before arriving at our rest stop! I’m sure having the half bottle of wine for lunch helped matters! I woke up just prior to arriving at our rest stop.
We made a highway rest stop at just after 3:30 pm. Had my usual double espresso. That helped wake me up a bit. Nothing great about the scenery here and just your basic highway stop. We left for Vaison La Romaine at close to 4 pm.
Finally, arrived in Vaison La Romaine at about 5:45 pm. Hilda dropped us off in the car park down in the lower town. We’d be walking it uphill to the upper down. Buses are not allowed in the upper down as the limited roads there are just too narrow. We all grabbed our bags and started our walk to our next hotel.
View of the Upper Town on the walk there
River that divides the Upper and Lower Town
The walk was only about ten minutes, but was quite uphill. We arrived at our hotel, the Hotel Belfroi. It dates back to the 16th century. I knew this would be quite a place, I’d be staying in. Most of our group were staying in the main building, but a couple of us myself and one other single, Jill were in another building next door.
Lovely little courtyard and gardens in rear of hotel.
Narrow street in front of our hotel. This really looks like France and Provence!
More of courtyard and gardens of Hotel Belfroi. Nice view here. Several of us hung out here for a while and enjoyed this with a glass of Rose from Provence before dinner!
Inside on ground floor in part of hotel I was staying in.
What a beautiful room! The door on the left is my room! My room actually doesn’t have a number but a name. It’s Anis!
Dinner tonight, would be in the hotel at 7:30 pm. We’d be having it in another little courtyard of the hotel. After getting settled in my room a bit, I went to the main building and to the courtyard to meet my tour companions for dinner.
What a great dining area! So much personality! Loved this and was such a great evening to have dinner outside.
Dinner started off with bottles of house water and various French breads. I ordered a half bottle of Rose Wine from Provence. It was quite good and would accompany the meal tonight, rather well. It was a set menu for tonight, but I would have no problem with that. The first course was pea soup with cappuccino cream and a parmesan cracker. It was quite different than your standard pea soup and enjoyed it quite a bit.
The main course was pan fried cod fish in a flavorful lemon and wine sauce with peppercorns and vegetables. This was also quite good and the sauce and fish had so much flavor.
Dessert was brownies with nougat accompanied by a berry sauce. Enjoyed this, even though quite simple for a French dessert. We were also served an after dinner drink of some kind. I think it was some kind of berry liqueur.
Our group at dinner.
After dinner, returned to my room for a bit and then headed to the lower town at around 9:30 pm. Found a café and had an espresso , a Grand Marnier and a glass of Rose. It was quite busy and many were dining here as well. I forget the name of the place, but would be where, I’d have lunch tomorrow. I was seated inside, but they had the canopy open. I’m sure you know what’s coming next! Well it began to pour and I got up and grabbed my espresso and Grand Marnier. The rain was really coming down and they put the canopy down, pretty fast. I found a dry table to go to, so all was good now. There was a nice view of the outside and the square which has numerous stores and cafes around it!
The rain subsided after about 15 minutes. I spent a little more time here and walked back to the Upper Town and my hotel at around 11:45 pm.
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
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Glad you enjoyed it Heather! Just a week off for the holidays! Still three nights left here!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Great pictures from Vaison La Romaine! Dinner looks superb!
Glad you liked the photos! Dinner was fantastic in a great outdoor setting with weather to match! Although, the best may be such a great and historic hotel. How can you beat a place like this?
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
This hotel looks so very neat! Dinner looked delicious, too.
The hotel was amazing, especially since it dates back to the 16th century! Such a wow moment! Definitely, the best hotel of my trip! That's out of 7 of them! What a great dinner and such a great ambiance with that outdoor setting and weather too!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
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Wonderful hotel, especially the courtyard where you had dinner. Just charming!
It was that and some! Just loved it! It was a great evening and the setting having a great dinner, is something you can only feel unless you're there. Just a great night!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
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I work in the retail food industry, so this is obviously a big week for me! Working many more hours than normal! 
I should include another update, just after Turkey Day! 
Usually, it's been weekends, when I've been able to do this! 
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I’m sure having the half bottle of wine for lunch helped matters! 
I woke up just prior to arriving at our rest stop.
Most of our group were staying in the main building, but a couple of us myself and one other single, Jill were in another building next door.
So much personality! Loved this and was such a great evening to have dinner outside. 
Well it began to pour and I got up and grabbed my espresso and Grand Marnier. 
The rain was really coming down and they put the canopy down, pretty fast. I found a dry table to go to, so all was good now. 
There was a nice view of the outside and the square which has numerous stores and cafes around it! 
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