Hotel De Paris Dijon
9, avenue Foch Dijon, Burgundy, 21000, France
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First rail journey of many
Up reasonably early today to head to Dijon, I unfortunately have got the sniffles, I think it is simply a head cold so hopefully it was pass in a couple of days.
The train to Dijon was super easy and very quick. We did have an initial little hiccup when we got to the Paris station and went to use our rail passes only to discover they were …
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Les Trois Glorieuses
... out to arrive in the center of Meursault at around that time so we could get prime spots to watch the runners. As you can see from our pictures, we need not have been worried.
The first two runners came through around 2:30. They looked like they had not even broken a sweat in the first 10K of the race. We applauded for them and each successive small group as came by. Then more runners started to ...
Back To School and Armistice Day
... through the playground. All of the students were outside, and a bunch of them ran over to me with a million questions – mostly about what playground games I knew (and of course I know so many!). One little guy wanted to know if I had met Michael Jackson.
Now, on to the topic of Armistice Day…….
It seems that ...
Differences
... snooty? Or rude? Forget about it. Even in Paris, people are nice. They have been nothing but helpful, friendly and patient. Patient in line, patient with our questions, patient with my French, patient in restaurants. Outside of our local post office, there is a plaque recognizing Thomas Jefferson’s friendship with their nation. Clearly, they appreciate what our country has done for theirs, and they appreciate the friendship these ...
“Crème de Cassis” & Signage
... juice is then fermented in large tanks followed by oak barrels. As with wine, the French have turned this into big business with many varying degrees of Crème de Cassis quality control. You can get regular Cassis, SuperCassis, SuperDuperCassis, etc.
Many of the drinks made with Cassis contain the word “Kir” in them after Felix Kir. Felix Kir was a resistance fighter against the Germans during WWII. He later became Mayor ...



