Day 18
Between Lauterbrunnen Valley and Paris, we stopped in Beaune. When we arrived, we were told to make ourselves comfortable in the hotel courtyard, where we were met by the owner. She shared stories about the city and the hotel. We made our way up 4 flights of stairs to our room, a room in a building from the 1800s. After quickly dropping our stuff off, we made our way to the old town hospital with Daniela.
She walked us through the hospital explaining the rooms, and how easily disease spread among the beds. At the end, she told us she was going to share with us one of her favorite piece of art. By this point, we had seen so many, we weren't sure what to expect. This piece of art was The Beaune Altarpiece. The vibrancy in the color and intricacies in the details could be seen by the naked eye. But, for this specific piece of art, there was a giant magnifying class that could be moved to show an even better view of each of the many faces of the subjects that were either destined for Heaven or Hell. I will agree with Daniela, this was probably one of my favorite, most memorable pieces of art that we saw the entire trip.
After the hospital tour, we made our way back to our hotel for a wine tasting. Beaune is known for their wine, and our host was so gracious to let us do a wine tasting from her own casks. We made our way down to the wine cellar underneath the hotel. You'll see in the pictures below, there is a right way to taste wine that requires bending at the waist and loudly, but carefully, sipping the wine in a way that allows both the liquid and air to enter your mouth to fully appreciate the taste. Everyone was a trooper and tried it out, even though the first time almost inevitably resulted in some coughing.
Between Lauterbrunnen Valley and Paris, we stopped in Beaune. When we arrived, we were told to make ourselves comfortable in the hotel courtyard, where we were met by the owner. She shared stories about the city and the hotel. We made our way up 4 flights of stairs to our room, a room in a building from the 1800s. After quickly dropping our stuff off, we made our way to the old town hospital with Daniela.
She walked us through the hospital explaining the rooms, and how easily disease spread among the beds. At the end, she told us she was going to share with us one of her favorite piece of art. By this point, we had seen so many, we weren't sure what to expect. This piece of art was The Beaune Altarpiece. The vibrancy in the color and intricacies in the details could be seen by the naked eye. But, for this specific piece of art, there was a giant magnifying class that could be moved to show an even better view of each of the many faces of the subjects that were either destined for Heaven or Hell. I will agree with Daniela, this was probably one of my favorite, most memorable pieces of art that we saw the entire trip.
After the hospital tour, we made our way back to our hotel for a wine tasting. Beaune is known for their wine, and our host was so gracious to let us do a wine tasting from her own casks. We made our way down to the wine cellar underneath the hotel. You'll see in the pictures below, there is a right way to taste wine that requires bending at the waist and loudly, but carefully, sipping the wine in a way that allows both the liquid and air to enter your mouth to fully appreciate the taste. Everyone was a trooper and tried it out, even though the first time almost inevitably resulted in some coughing.