Hotel Le Jura Dijon
14, Avenue du Marechal Foch Dijon, Burgundy, 21000, France
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Getting there
If Mati and I were on the Amazing Race, we would have lost. The flight was easy enough, but we missed our train to Dijon. Didnt really matter. We caught a later one and made it to the chateau. The chateau was beautiful, out in the French countryside just like I imagined. I like to drink, but the amont of wine and champagne there was obnoxious. The …
Dijon
Got up really late today. For the first time in a long time. Matis mom met us at our hotel. We went to check e-mail at an internet cafe right by our hotel. Yes I am addicted. Bloody French keyboards. None of the letters are where they are supposed to be so I apologize for any spelling mistakes. So we went walking in Dijon. I love this city. Its …
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Les Trois Glorieuses
... up of the town. For a couple of weeks earlier as we strolled around Beaune, I had noticed crews putting up rows of lights above the streets. In just the past week they had also put up some really fancy looking lighted decorations in the places and over major building entrances. Now, during the festivals, these would also be turned on each night. Our arrival time was perfect. Within minutes of parking our car ...
Back To School and Armistice Day
... marched down to the town war memorial (there is also one of these in every town, naming the soldiers who died in the first and second world wars), playing marches that we had never heard. Except for the little trombonist, everyone was able to march in step and play at the same time! At the war memorial, the mayor read the speech that President Sarkozy had read that morning at the Arc de Triomphe. The band played the national anthem ...
Differences
... sports “club” (not connected to the school) or they are at the music school taking private lessons on their instrument. But most of all, I think they are home studying. No high school students have part-time jobs. When I do see young people, they are almost always with their parents.
Here at the chateau, it takes almost two hours to do one load of laundry, in an apartment-sized machine that holds about half the amount ...



