Les Congres Dijon

Yes it is true. We worked our way up to Beaune, and just like in the Rhone, have not been dissapointed at all. We explored the tiny towns of Pommard, Volnay, Mersault, and Satenay, and got to try some amazing wine from all places. We even tried a place in Pommard and then headed over to his son's winery in Mersault (the son's was actually better than his Dad's stuff!) The only word of caution if you come wine tasting ...

... known for the near destruction of the entire population from the plague. We decided to head to the city center after our lesson and made the 15 minute walk since we didn't want to deal with parking again. Once near the center we entered a market along one of the streets that lead to the main square that was filled with booths. Angela's cousin Tracy bought a purse but I was intrigued by the orange and purple cauliflower. Angela and her mom had taken a cooking class and ...

... hours. <br>I got to Dijon at about 1840. My guidebook said the tourist office would be open until 1900 so I could get a map but it closed at 1830. Luckily I had copied down the directions to the hostel from the internet just in case. I had to take two buses. However, the second bus' monitor wasn't working and it was only by chance that I turned to look at the name of the next stop which I thought was mine, and so got out. Lucky I did though because I found that the bus ...

... bottle. Walking back to the van clutching our precious bottle - we're not used to paying £8.60 for a bottle of wine - we were stopped by a Begian couple who had pulled up in their camper. Being Belgian, their English was very good, and we described our tasting experience, mentioning that a single bottle of the second cheapest was a full 10eu!. Ten minutes or so later, they were on their way back to their van towing a trolley laden with three cases ...

... 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.<br><br>The last stretch of our day's journey ...

... l'hôtel, demande le numéro de téléphone de la Divia (société de transport en commun dijonnaise), et appelle au siège social, qui est justement situé non loin, ici à Chenôve ; ils n'ont pas la liste des objets perdus dans la journée courante avant le lendemain matin. Je vais donc attendre, faute de mieux. Je ne sais vraiment pas comment expliquer cette perte, mais ça me sape le moral ; sur le coup, je décide de rester pour tout le reste de la journée ...

... I call home. We have fun no matter where we are. And Dad, I made some awesome salsa egg sandwiches - you would have been thoroughly impressed. So... check out the pics. Batter on deck: Amsterdam. Batter in the hole: Berlin. Until then, be well and happy and healthy. Miss you Love you! --Kelly

... and you can get cheap small pieces that are all handmade in Belgium and definately talk to the shop keepers to make sure that what you're getting is authentic and of course, look at the merchandise before you buy anything. Anything else.....oh yeah you want to buy a comic book as well! I saw a lot of large comic book stores around centre ville so if you get away from Grande Place you will find a lot of normal shops and you will find some nice comic book stores, but ...

... and strolled through Monoprix, the closest thing to Target here. We had lunch at a delightful crêperie...I had une galette (a lunch crêpe) de jambon-fromage and for dessert I had a crêpe with chocolate sauce and ice cream. This morning I had a hard time waking up because it is SO gray outside! It sprinkled on and off all day--it's very blah here today. Courtney and I went for a walk before lunch and then headed into centre-ville to catch a matinee movie. We ...

... at the sheer volume of water coming down, ferocity of the wind and frequency of lightning strikes. I did what any normal person would do in such a situation, I drank coffee and ate chocolate until the worst was over. Continued through weather beaten countryside with the road covered in debris and in places crops flattened. A few days ago it was 34 in the shade and now my temperature gauge showed 14. Continued without stopping to the ...