l'Avenue de Champagne

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Today was wonderful. We rented a car and Aunt Jen drove us out of Paris, which was slightly terrifying but she is a very talented driver so we made it to the city of Reims. After stopping at the Office of Tourism and getting an expensive lunch recommendation, we ate lunch at Paul (Ellie's new favorite). We then drove to the winery of Gardet where we got a private tour of the entire Champagne-making process from start to finish and then got to try some of the champagne! It was excellent.We then drove along the scenic Route Touristique du Champagne which led us through many little villages and past some of the bigger wineries. Eventually this route led us to the Avenue du Champagne which has all of the major Champagne houses on one street. The houses were massive and absolutely gorgeous!! We were too late to partake in any tastings there, so we got ice cream, walked down the Champagne Street, ate dinner and then headed out! Typing this blog right now, it doesn't seem like anything we did was that exciting or fun, but all four of us are beat right now and today was one of my favorite days of this past month! While I don't find the countryside as breathtaking as others do, if you have the chance and are willing to face the crazy, aggressive, mistake-prone drivers of France, I highly recommend making the trip out there!