They don't call me Champagne Cate for nothing. My love for the bubbles lead us to the stunning area of Champagne in France. Breathtaking panoramas of gently rolling hills bursting with vines and tiny antique villages dotted throughout the countryside is a 'must-see' for any Champagne enthusiast. We stayed in Dormans, about a half hour out of Reims and Epernay, the perfect location to sample the liquid gold 

The food is sensational where ever you eat...in Reims we ate at Hall Place, a champagne bar and I had the carpaccio of beef. Divine. Finish lunch with an Eclair and life is good

The top picture is of the war memorial and the surrounding vineyards. The 1914 -1918 war devastated the town – 80% of the town was completely destroyed during the fierce fighting that went on here during the second Battle of the Marne

The military cemetery in Dormans is the final resting place of 3,885 French and German combatants. Visiting these peaceful lands, it's hard to believe such horrors existed early last century