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Gaspard Jarkiewicz marries Antoinette Binias
Their children are: Geneviėve (Guina), Annie
and Denise.
Guina marries Lucien. Their children are:
Françoise (who marries Bernard) and Nicole (who marries
Christian). Françoise and Bernard have two children: Mathilde (who
marries Benjamin and has one child - Enzo) and Bénédicte. Nicole
and Christian have one child, Nicolas (who marries Christine and has one
child - Léo
Annie marries Jean. They have one child,
Phillip (girlfriend is Marie Josée )
Denise marries Jean. They have two children:
Marie Helene (who marries Patrick and has
two children - Ludovic and Anne Sophie) and Bernadette (who marries Jean
and has two children - Jennifer and ?
Bordeaux, 2006
We have been planning our trip to France since last summer. In
January we make our plane reservations. Meanwhile,
Françoise, who lives in Grenoble with her family, rapidly begins phoning
her sister, aunts and parents to plan an itinerary. The time seems to go
by slowly, then suddenly, the day approaches!
We leave for Paris on April 28, 2006. The following
morning we board the TGV train to Libourne. After three comfortable
hours, we arrive in Libourne by train at 10:30 AM on April 30.
Waiting at the train station are most of the family. They have a big
welcome sign! Some of them are crying. We are amazed at so many people
coming to greet us! They take us from the station to Nicole &
Christian's home in St. Quentin de Baron where we deposit our suitcases
and get to know each other a little. This is where we will be staying
while in Bordeaux.
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| Train Station in Libourne |
Françoise, Annie,
Guina, Jean, Lucien & Bernard at Nicole & Christian's House |
Annie, Jean, Melanie,
Guina, Lucien, Bernard |
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We leave the home of Nicole &
Christian and drive to the home of Aunt Denise and Uncle
Jean where a feast awaits! |
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| Nicole, Ruben & Christian |
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Denise with appetizers! |
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Bénédicte pours wine |
Françoise, Christine &
Denise |
Jean & Ruben become
friends |
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| Patrick and
Marie Josée |
Lucien, Jean, Christian
and Françoise discuss wine |
Getting ready to take a
family picture! |
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- Top: Jean, Jean, Lucien,
Christian, Françoise, Patrick, Philipp, Helene
- Middle: Denise, Annie, Guina,
Melanie, Ruben, Marie Josée, Nicole
- Lower: Ewald,
Bénédicte, Léo, Christine, Mathilde,
Stéphanie , Sophie, Enzo,
Benjamin,
- Bottom: Nicolas, the dog, Ludo?
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Another pose |
Top: Patrick, Nicole,
Philipp, Marie Josée, Helene, Christian, Bernard, Françoise
Lower: Annie, Guina, Melanie, Ruben |
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We leave Denise and Jean's
home. Bernard, Françoise and Nicole take us on a driving and
walking tour of the area. |
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| Another pose |
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Walking in St. Emilion |
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| St. Emilion Church |
Walking in St. Emilion |
The grapes are just
beginning to grow |
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Early the next morning, we
leave for a series of events. Our first stop is the
cemetery, where Antoinette and Gaspard are buried. Nicole
has prepared a special ceremony. Melanie places the Polish
flag with the flowers at the foot of the tomb. Afterwards,
we drive to the Church where all of Gaspard's children were
married. |
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| Wine Chateau |
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Tomb of Gaspard &
Antoinette |
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Bernard is the first to
climb the stairs of the Church |
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We now go to the first home
of Gaspard & Antoinette, now owned by a vintner. We tour the
house, the yard, then go down the street to the vineyard,
where we enter the winery for a tour, and sample some wines. |
| We stop to
take photos |
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| The facade of the house |
The vintner is ready to
tell us stories. He speaks Spanish! |
The pigeon house is
fascinating |
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| In the back yard |
View down below |
Family & Friends with
Guina, Annie and Denise in front row |
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