[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":461},["ShallowReactive",2],{"journal-en-rainy-day-chablis":3,"journal-related-en":346},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":331,"description":332,"draft":333,"extension":334,"image":335,"meta":336,"navigation":337,"noindex":333,"ogImage":338,"path":339,"publishedAt":340,"readTime":341,"seasonal":333,"seo":342,"seoDescription":338,"seoTitle":338,"sourceLocale":343,"stem":344,"translationKey":45,"updatedAt":340,"__hash__":345},"content_en\u002Fjournal\u002Frainy-day-chablis.md","When It Rains in Chablis",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":319},"minimark",[9,13,18,27,40,47,72,76,100,111,117,121,124,159,165,170,181,192,198,202,213,224,229,238,249,253,264,270,289,294,298,312,316],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Rain in Burgundy has its own particular beauty. The vineyards darken, the stone buildings take on a deeper colour, and the village turns inward, toward cellars, kitchens, and the warmth of old buildings. A grey day in Chablis is not a day lost. 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