Tuesday 19th May, France (Beaune)

We get up early to hire some bicycles and we do a 35km tour through the local vineyards stopping in for tastings of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir along the way. It is a spectacular day – 23 degrees, blue sky! At midday (after our third wine tasting) we buy a bottle of Chardonnay and have a picnic under a tree in the hills. It is a perfect way to celebrate being in France. After our boozy lunch we fall asleep and miss the wine class that we’ve organised with a local wine master! Instead, we make our way to the Chateau Du Pommard which is a stunning mansion for more wine tasting. As well as having the best red wines, it also boasts its own collection of Dali statues and is hosting a Dali exhibition. It’s hard to believe but we’ve got the whole place to ourselves!