Dancing, Dancing Dancing in the Streetsssssss

(BY:Josh)Well as Jeremy said, the gastronomic delights have been pleasantly experienced every couple of hours it seems here in Bourgogne. We have been wining and dining to no end. The scenery is amazing, the market is outstanding, and the people are very friendly. We have been tourning around wine country tasting and purchasing some of the finer varietals, all on the assumption usually that our french is good enough to understand their recommendations.

Coincidentally, an australian friend Brad I knew from Berkeley happened to be working here in Beaune for a hot air balloon company, and he came touring with us around the countryside yesterday tasting wine. We met up with him again in the evening and proceeded out to a few bars with his friend Luke. We then realized the Beaune bar scene is not quite happening during the evening nearly as much as it is at say 11am on saturday morning, so we decided to go the one "CLUB" in town. It was quite a laugh, and I think that the average age of the girls there might have been a young 17. The french are not known for their drinking age requirements being very strict. We danced and drank beer, as I think I was on the verge of wine poisoning, and I practiced my french a good bit with some friendly locals that let us sit in their section for awhile and wanted to practice their english.(I think it is fine to answer me in English when you want to practice your English, but when its midday and I ask a simple question, many people come off as very rude when they want to show you their english is better then your french)

Surprisingly, the musical talent of the DJ was far beyond that of most american "club" DJ's, and the selection was much better then I had expected. The crowd was quite tame in general, and this may have been due to the younger age, or the lack of practice in alcohol consumption that seems to have possesed most drinking age club attending americans. The bartenders also do not expect a tip, but when you insist they take it, they seem quite happy. It was an interesting night overall, and I was more then happy to be overcharged by the taxicab on the way home and just find myself in a bed with the prospect of a long and overdue late sleep in.

P.S. Doesnt Jeremy have a striking resemblance to Jerry Garcia? Its almost as if they arent playing techno music.......it musta been that disco dead from the 80's lol