Ilona Cole, Story 39

The Famous Monk

Visiting the Champagne Region of France

It was a few years after my Hal, my sister Friedl, her husband Georg and I made this wonderful trip together through the Burgundy region of France, we decided we wanted to make another trip with them, but this time to Epernay, France. We had our Airline tickets and had a car reserved and were looking so forward to our vacation.

We arrived at the Frankfurt Airport to a beautiful, sunny and warm day. Friedl, Georg and their younger son Rainald welcomed us right after we went through custom. They were all smiles, so happy to see us and we exchanged some warm hugs. Hal picked up our car and we all went to Darmstadt first to spend the afternoon together and have a good night

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Marcie Sims is a teacher, author, and editor. She teaches literature/film, composition, and creative writing courses at Green River College in Auburn, WA. She lives on Vashon Island, just a short ferry ride away from Seattle, Washington. She writes fiction (short stories and novels), poetry, composition textbooks and has written one historic overview of Capitol Hill Pages as a former U.S. Senate page herself.

2 replies on “Ilona Cole, Story 39”

  1. Again, a precious story filled with beautiful scenes, good food, and the loving memories of a beloved family. Each story is like finding a piece of a larger puzzle — the lives of people unfold against a backdrop filled with meaning. Thank you dear Ilona for sharing these with us.
    Your Sharon

  2. Bravo! I love this latest story, and learned more about our favorite Champagne; I had no idea that there are seven miles of caves underneath Epernay, and it is amazing to think of the thousands of bottles there.

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