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Tiny roads and endless hills
... by the canal. The Boulangeries have been great about filling our water bottles as well. Manged to find an amazing route along the canal from Dioux to Dignon, gorgeous views in the autumn sun. Did 15 miles to the town where we went straight to the ...
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Easter Weekend
... Easter is a world wide holiday, 8 Americans and 3 Frenchies took a road trip to the home of our friend Valentin in the Burgundy region of France. Had we known what was in store at the beginning I would have though I was dreaming, but it is all a reality ...
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Los Canales Frances/The French Canals
... , where my family live for just a couple of days and then went with my parents to their boat in the centre of France. We travelled a lot each day through the canals, passing through many locks. We relaxed, drank wine, ate delicious cheese and put on ...
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From the Loire via Dijon and the Jura to Genève
... left my gear in the tent and headed into the town centre. Dijon is a vibrant, accessible and interesting town. It was the capital of Burgundy until in 1361 when its ruler died without an air. The French king, Jean II simply handed the duchy to one of his ...
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I don't think I've gone round the twist yet,
... that these backstreet routes often seem to lead through dodgy estates and this was no exception. But it was significantly flatter and followed the canal rather than going up and down the hills. The main road out of town was pretty major; at the autoroute ...
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Lyon, Macon, Beaune, Dijon
... morning… well, much of the day, at the Musee des Beaux Arts in Lyon. They claim to be the second most important museum in France, to the Louvre. Could be! It is in a 18th C Monastery building in downtown Lyon, and covers two and a half floors. It ...
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LA BELLE FRANCAIS
... afternoon glow.. The Cote d’Or… paddocks of gold.. Burgundy… Bourgogne…. Splendid! Beaune (pronounced Bone) : yet another walled city, and underneath there are cellars maturing millions ...
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Burgundy - All to Ourselves?
... in the very French ness of it, warts and all! A happy place. One final walk around the village and off we went. Burgundy has delighted and infuriated in equal measure but its quietness had done its work and we go home even more chilled than we were as ...
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Tonnerre to Montbard
... the campsite, but realised I couldn't cool off there as I didn't have "speedo" swimwear (not allowed to wear baggies in France Public pools!) so I went to have a refeshing shower. The showers were clean and tidy, but had those annoying buttons you press ...
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locks, locks and more locks... (gross ecluses)
... all ready for sleep, even though it's not quite dark outside. We had a very tiring day. Started the day walking 3km from the Canal (we were parked at Chitry-des-Mines) to the town of Corbigny. The markets were on, and we bought some supplies as well as ...
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