The humans have continued on their search for great wines so here's some photos of me last weekend during the search.
I met one of the local vineyard dogs. She wasn't too happy with me marking out her territory. 
We had some much needed relief from the heat down in the cellar. 
I'm chillin outside with a bone.
AND, finally all the cases of wine that was purchased. Mr. Didier Joris has made some fine wines in the Valais.
Castles.
Horses!
Vineyards with some of my favorite human friends, Juerg, Oliver, and Heather.
And, last but not least, a forest trail to keep me cool.
Then I had a friend.
Ok. This trip is a bit old (2 weeks ago) but I still thought it was memorable. They are using these great little open boats to travel across Lake Geneva. Of course, me and my bud Louis had to cruise over to the dog park in style!
Louis was a bit bored as he's a seasoned rider. He's been on boats all over the world including Prague!
Can you see Louis' ears in the shadow?
Once we were in the park we came across this terrier enjoying the leaves. It's amazing how camouflaged she is.
I love the open road! Our first day we spent at Domaine Romaneaux-Destezet which is owned by Hervé Souhaut and in the appelation Saint Joseph. 
Here we are getting a tour of the house (castle) of Herve's wifes family. 
Sorry about the order of these pictures. Herve is giving us a tasting straight from the barrels. Sadly, all his wine is sold so we couldn't buy any. However, Herve was super generous and gave us a magnum of his fine wine!
I'm surveying the area from the roof and taking in the fine smells of the land. 
My friend Oliver cruised around with me. Here I am showing him the way to the inside of the "house".
It was nice to climb some rock after being in the car for so long.
What a surprise this little cafe was in Joucas. We stopped for coffee and croissants only to discover a hot air balloon rising from the fog! It was incredible!
Can you see the hot air balloon?
The next day we headed for another vineyard, Domaine Gramenon. This is owned by Michelle Aubery-Laurent and is located in the Southern RhĂ´ne region. She likes to produce her wine in the natural way with very little sulphur.
We headed deep into the cave for our tasting.
In the end, we all bought some bottles!
This is our little Bed and Breakfast.
Here I am with my dad on our little terrace. There was a nice field of lavender just below.
Finally, we returned to Geneva and headed to our favorite spot along the lake, The Terrasse. It was packed!
Recently, there have been several sightings of black pugs in Geneva. For those not familiar with Geneva, it's rare to see a pug let alone a black one. Turns out Winston (pictured above) is from NYC and is on an extended holiday in Europe. Welcome to Europe Winston!
Given my limited French, I'm not sure the name of this guy. All I understood was he's 12 years old. 
Spring really is here in Geneva! Yesterday marked the opening of the summer favorite drinking spot, The Terrace. It's located on right side of lake Geneva conveniently along my daily walk. Last night the humans grabbed some blankets and food and we enjoyed a nice evening people and dog watching.
Another great event in my life is my little buddy, Oliver, has come to live in Geneva! He loves me so! Here you can see I'm busy showing him how to sniff like a dog and he really digs it! Did I also mention he likes to feed me? Oh yes, we have a great symbiotic relationship! 
Last weekend we ventured to Beaune. There was talk about food which always makes a pug happy as well as something about vineyards. Apparently, the humans were invited to a wine tasting by Pierre TAUPENOT. 
As it turns out, wine tasting really means abandoning me in the car while the humans enjoyed themselves. 
They paid homage to the wine god(as pictured above).
Pierre Taupenot showed them his personal cave which included this bottle from 1939. 
Finally, I got to enjoy the sights and smells of the actual vineyards. I really think my pug urine would add a special "something" to the vintage for this year. Unfortunately, my humans didn't agree.
Just outside of Beaune I was pleasantly surprised to find my name in bold! Check it out! 
Yep. I'm finally hitting the road again. It's been waaaaay too long. We are headed to Beaune and the environs for the weekend. There's going to be lots of vineyard sniffing and hopefully some poulet (chicken). Speaking of chicken. Here I am checking a couple of them out.
Ah, more on the meat theme. I adore my pig ears and just had to get a photo of me with this cute pig graffiti! 
Finally, me with my city pose!
We are finally having some weather that is just perfect for a pug! I've been lounging at the cafes.
Practicing my Lion statue impersonation.
Meeting new friends both pug and non pugs. The above guy is named George(pronounced Jorge with a heavy French accent).
This little guy was in full track suit gear!
Hope your spring is going as well as mine!
