La Garonne

This past week Dave's school was hosting a conference and on the last evening they held a dinner on board a boat on La Garonne. Dave managed to snag a ticket so I got to come along, and boy am I glad. We hadn't had a chance to explore La Garonne yet, but it was beautiful. The boat set sail at 8:15pm and we traveled along La Garonne taking in the sights while sipping on champagne and wine from the region and munching on some appetizers. The drinks were fabulous and the food wasn't bad either (well except for the cold beet puree....I could have done without that). We sampled various cheeses, prosciutto, finger foods, and a few hot entrees (think sheperd's pie like...but way more yummy). It was delicious and La Garonne was beautiful.

Many people were sitting along it's edges sipping on wine and beer and watching the sun set. It would be a great place for a picnic and I plan on going back one day to do just that. There were also several other boats along the shore that looked liked they offered rides. One of the boats looked liked a restaurant and I'd like to go back sometime to explore that too. We'll definitely be spending some more nights along La Garonne.

Here are a few pics of the night.

Tons of people were sitting and drinking along La Garonne

Dave and I enjoying the champagne. You can't see, but it's pink from the grenadine.

The lights on this bridge were really beautiful

Not a bad view

It was a pretty nice way to spend an evening and we will definitely be coming back to La Garonne again.

Until next time...

Au revoir