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Bryan and his new favorite remote-controlled helicopter - Wine shopping
Our second day of driving took us from Basque Country into La Rioja, where you are basically required to shop for wine. Bryan picks out three bottles at a little shop in Haro: one Crianza, one Reserva, and one Gran Reserva. - IMG 0960
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- Vineyards
The countryside was ridiculously picturesque. This shot was taken from the parking lot of an over-the-top museum about wine-growing/making/loving, looking toward the town of Briones. - Grapes
Leslie appreciates some wine grapes. We may have also sampled them. - IMG_2506
The main room made for excellent lounging. - IMG_2518
Sick Leslie and Arti, balm for the spirit - IMG_2527
We rolled through quite a few long, long tunnels. - IMG_2574
okay, and popular art - IMG_2507
The walls and chimney are original to the 17th-century blacksmith's. The guest rooms have been built around the edges of the large store room used to pile coal. Lots of stone and dark metal and wood. - IMG_2580
view from our hotel balcony in Logroño - IMG_2550
Bryan peruses some wine in a Haro shop. We left with a bottle each of Crianza, Reserva, and Gran Reserva, three designations of various age and quality in Rioja wines. - IMG_2512
We started our day with a little walk on a trail that passed the hotel. - IMG_2509
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Bryan on the trail