B&B Auxerre 2
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Monks and mondays
Yesterday being Sunday we were surprised to discover boulangeries and patisieries open. Today we'd not taken breakfast, planning to stop and buy some freshly-baked delight en-route. Nothing opens on Mondays, not even the bakers. It's not the end of the world if you don't have breakfast. That's what Tony thinks, but Jen's not so convinced.
A town called Auxerre
... by the life size Mary Poppins holding pride of place in the main hall of the cathedral. In case you are doubting, see the pic below. This building also housed an impressive Gallo-Roman museum of artefacts found locally. Very impressive. Auxerre is a much more intact medieval town than some others we have been to. The Centre Ville (main square) is fabulous, lots of he original half-timbered houses that are still lived ...
Ah, the joys of driving.......
... 11th century coach house, the village looks like a scene from "Chocolat". Haven't fully explored yet but our place is in a very narrow lane way and is surrounded by very old, and in some cases derelict, buildings. It's hard to comprehend the history here, the local church was built in the 11th century - its huge and has pride of place in the town square. Tomorrow we plan to see the vase of Vix (look it up or wait until ...
La Fabuloserie: you will never be the same...
... s in action on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf3IlwJn NGY&feature=related
By the time we had completed our three-hour tour in French we had neither energy nor time to visit the button museum in Briare as we had planned. Nor did we stop at the kitchen utensil museum a few miles down the road. Another time...
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An unplanned stop, an unexpected Joigny
... part of the town rising up the hill from the riverside.
It is not in the least touristy and feels as though things have declined here, with a number of empty shops. However, there are some beautiful old buildings, just ripe for restoration.
We contemplated what it would be like to ...
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