Hotel Du Lac La Mezelle Bourbonne-les-Bains

... do?? But there's a lot more here than the wine. It's a lovely, rolling countryside with wheat fields and other crops, beautiful villages and towns with medieval buildings (many restored after the ravages of two world wars), ancient cultural monuments such as Clairvaux Abbey (founded by St Bernard in 1115), and an interesting crystal factory. It's an area to spend more time some day, and only a couple of hours from Paris.

Yesterday we rode from Schaffhausen to Larroch to Vesoul, via Basel, to Pressigny nr. Langres. 180 wonderful miles. Fantastic roads; beautiful scenery. Amazing luck finding a room for the night, where we dined on wild boar and good company, followed by a few beers at the village fete/feast. Woke up this morning to the sound of rain :-(

25 juli Châtillon-sur-Seine Alweer de tweede dag in Châtillon. Wat een verademing! We waren hier zo'n 20 jaar geleden ook al eens, maar toen alleen voor één nacht. Ruime plekken, voldoende schaduw, en vooral: géén drenzende kindjes. De camping is bovenop een bergje, zodat boodschappen doen wel wat inspanning kost, maar dat hebben we er graag voor over. Als wij om een uur of ...

... a little....lots of bon voyage and courage were wished. Even a jetfighter plane decided to check out what the fluorescent yellow and red jackets were as it came down, did a little turn and dissapeared again as fast as it arrived, left me almost crashing into a flower field with excitement. DAY 3 - Troyes to Chaumont - "The French Frog" (186 - 294km's) ...woke up this morning, off for a little hop, minding his own business, unbeknown to him his life ...

The weather is a few degrees warmer, but Saturday we had a lot of rain. It's a good job Pete persuaded me to bring coats, as I was expecting glorious sunshine the minute we got out the Channel Tunnel!!! He thinks it's hilarious that I've only got 1 pair of covered in shoes out of the 7 I brought. (Isn't the sun supposed to shine when you're abroad??) Pete's a star in the kitchen as usual!! You'll ...

... After being shunned by the first, and finding the second closed for lunch, we had a quick bite to eat and the fixed it ourselves, Marnie doing the trick with a bit of sticky tape, saving us a bit of cash. After driving through the rain for a few hundred kilometres, finally pushing through the other side of the Alps, we arrived in the town of Beaune, heart of the Burgundy wine region. With all the campsites in the area closed for the winter, we thought we ...

... tradition of celebrating the relics of saints is kinda new to me. The crypt, where all of the relics are kept on an altar, was really creepy, especially since I just finished reading The Da Vinci Code. Not to ruin the story for anyone, but the whole point of that book is finding Mary Magdalene's relics and worshiping them....I sorta felt like I'd solved the big mystery when I was standing down there in the crypt this morning! The town itself was so cute ...

... monsieur. It was soooooo much better than the glorified grilled cheese that I make at home. For dessert, (and one ALWAYS has dessert here!) I had a scoop of chocolate ice cream. YUM YUM!! We returned to Dijon a little after 5 pm, and I am busily preparing for my trip to Lyon this weekend. I think it should be a pretty good time. Courtney and I have also set up a tentative travel schedule: Lyon (this weekend), Geneva (6/9), Strausbourg (6/16 ...

... instead of teaching. Grr... On the other hand, Professor Saint-Denis, who is a prof here at the Universite de Bourgogne, is fabulous! He prepares great powerpoints and speaks slowly, clearly, and pointedly, so we all understand plus we cover a lot of information. I'm learning all about the different architectural styles from the "moyen age classique." I don't have too ...

Hi all... I dont have web access on campus yet, so Im in a cyber cafe. I should have the web on wedneday, so i will post pics plus enteries from the past few days then. For now, dijon is beautiful, classes are going well, and in having a good time. This keyboard is different and hard to use so ill write more later. Hopefully, I can post a more informative entry on wednesday! Miss you all! Kate