Hotel Montchapet Dijon

... however those ticket bays looked angrier and more modern, and as I knew it would, wouldn't let me OUT of the metro so I had to wait until someone entered and while the doors were still open get out.
I had about five hours to spend in Paris but I wasn't feeling too well so I went and put my head down in the nearby park, yet it was too cold and windy so I spent the rest of the time in the train station. The bad thing about the French trains is that they won't announce ...

... Passion" of this trip. Barely had we rolled to a halt at the Domaine Michel Guitton when a lady of the establishment was out to meet and greet with the offer of a 'degustation'. We accepted and, once inside, were presented with a list. First was Petit Chablis at 8eu a bottle. Next was Chablis at 10eu followed by three others going over the 30eu mark. We asked to sample the 10eu bottle, duly produced from a cool box. very nice, we said - we'll have a ...

... town in search of dinner. Although the Bungundian cuisine was tempting, the sticker price of 25 Euro was enough to detour us. We instead found a lovely little Pizzeria with a cozy terrace, yummy food, and reasonable prices.

The next morning, we walked into town to visit the hospital, "Hotel Dieu". It is actually a medieval hospice, but they use the word "hospital" so as not to turn off any skittish ...

After an inauspisious start to the proceeding and having reached Calais in the wee small hours, a few precious hours of much needed sleep were had before it was back in the pooper and the start of the longest part of the journey. As three weary heads hit the pillow it wasn't long before the beast of Basingstoke began its strange mating call. Grunting and snorting with a deep vibrating burr, Rich released his inner monster much to the surprise and ...

... easy enough to get this right on the motorways, ********* junctions of smaller roads! But the mistake lasted only a few seconds and the surprised French driver who alerted us to the mistake was really nice about it, slowing down gently as I eased (well, lurched) to the right side of the road, and not even offering a corrective beep - very polite indeed in the circumstances.

The last stretch of our day's journey ...

... chambre, surtout qu'il pleut (il n'est pourtant que 14 heures 30). Finalement, après un touchant (léger sarcasme) documentaire sur Soeur Emmanuelle, cémébrité religieuse française qui vient de décéder, semant la consternation chez nos cousins français, je me lève et vais au centre commercial tout près, m'acheter des trucs comestibles à ramener au Québec, comme de la saucisse sèche. Puis, finalement à quoi bon s'enfermer et bouder, je sors avec mon ...

Hi! I love hearing from everyone! I just wanted everyone to know that I'm going on a 10 day trip to the Netherlands, Germany, and Czech Republic! I'll be back before you know it and will have so much to share! It makes me so happy to hear from you so keep 'em comin! Love you all. Go pokes. Kelly ps. no worries - i have a week long fall break so i wont be missing class!

... to see if the comic book was made in Belgium or was done by a Belgian artists, because I saw a lot of French comic books in there as well, so look for the real stuff! If you speak French, ask the staff for assistance or read through the books and look for what you want to get and do your research before you travel to Brussels, or Belgium for that matter. As for safety, I felt safe in Brussels, but since it is a big city, just keep your eyes open and use common sense ...

... up seeing the film Marie-Antoinette, which seemed very fitting. The movie was pretty interesting if you're interested in the life and times of France's famous queen. I really enjoyed it, but some of our fellow students didn't care too much for it. After the movie we went to McDonald's (McDos), because it was rumored that they had free WiFi access, but that didn't pan out, so we decided that, to make up for our disappointment, a Quarter-Pounder, aka "Royal ...

... town with a campsite and dried off there. The evening turned out quite pleasant and allowed me to explore the town of Clamecy, with its character full medieval quarter. No grants to renovate have been applied for, and you could tell. The place was falling down, but there was a lively buzz. Clamcy National park and abbey 30th June, Thursday Start point: Clamcy, South of Auxerre End point: Saulieu (80Km east of Dijon) Via: Vezelay Odom ...