joe and nuno and i set off to bordeaux late friday afternoon to go and take part in a tasting in bordeaux. it is according to the organisers the biggest internatonal tasting in france. 36 countries. close to 6000 wines. estimated value of the wines 300 million euros. about 5% of the total global wine market. not bad i thought. it was a grand experience once again and the value of the learning experience i will probably only see later in my life. but to be honest i was a bit disappointed with the whole ordeal. perhaps it is me that had a wrong mindset. and i am terrible in handling disappointment. dont have a clue how to deal with it. so because the competition did not meet up with my preconcieved ideas it was a tough saturday morning. i struggled to express myself in french which was added petrol on the fire. at least i got to taste in my favourite category namely champagnes. and we stayed with a friend in one of the most prestigious chateaus in bordeaux. he is doing an internship there and we stayed there. not bad once again. people will start to think that i am ungrateful. perhaps i am. perhaps i am blinded somedays by my own ambitions. that can happen. perhaps i am just honest about waht i axpect from life...but none-the-less. bordeaux will always be bordeaux and i love the stupid place. even though i stands for a lot of things i dont agree with. there is just something mysterious i find there that stimulates a wondering in me that will always draw me back. it is this mystery that makes life worth living. every aspect of life carries a mystery in some way and i intend to seek them out.
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