Extreme close up with the 21f4.5 Biogon. After a couple of hours of huffing and puffing up and down the streets of Sancerre - this is a good way to spend the rest of the afternoon. They also served goose liver pate' and goat cheeses. What else do you need?

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Another field of grapes, ready to be picked and pressed.

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Time does take its toll on the fronts of the houses, but they do have an admirable lack of conformity to them.

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Gas station outside one of the Super Marche's (big box store that sells everything, including wine by the pallet load!). Gas was hovering around EU 1.50/liter ($2.10/liter). The idea of using small economical cars makes sense.

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Well, who needs driving lessons anyway. Darwin's theory will sort out the good from the bad quite quickly ultimately!

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