Blogs from Beaune, Burgundy, France, Europe

We woke to a dull, wet morning. The manager of the apartment was to meet us at 10 AM to return our 200E security deposit. As I mentioned before, it was very difficult communicating with her as she spoke next to no English and we next to no French. She did not appear by 10 and we were getting worried because we had to travel by Metro to the train station to travel to Beaune. After a bumbling phone call, which we hoped she understood that we were waiting for her,she arrived. She was all hunched over wearing a scarf around her head. She looked very different than the woman we had met on Friday. She handed us the money and we tried to find out what had happened to her. We discerned from gestures and ... read more

Today saw us moving down the country to the Dijon Area (Burgundy), but before we got too far we were recommended Riquewihr by Rowen as a place not to miss. She was correct and we found ourselves again stepping back in time to a simpler and more fulfilling time with everything homemade. First we stopped at bakery and we were offered an almond chocolate biscuit, and we purchase a pretzel, which must have just come out of the oven as it was so special, and I found myself daydreaming about it all day. We also found a cheese cave (literally), 3 meters underground we walked down and the owner was brushing the cheese wheels as he does twice per week. We tried some Munster cheese and immediately decided we had to have one, it is so ... read more

Dear Patient Readers, Please forgive my dilatoriness but life has a way of intervening once a trip is over. Still, France is in my heart as it touched my soul with its beauty. The people were kind and good humored. The food was beyond delicious and the scenery, when it wasn't foggy or rainy, was breathtaking. So this blog will take you from the Rhone region to Beaune where we boarded a bus and drove into Paris. Paris will have to wait but as they said in 'Casablanca', "We'll always have Paris." Please remember this was my first trip to France so if I sound a bit bedazzled and like a 'fangirl', well, I was in love with the little towns and the quaint ways that people live- and not as part of a 'tourist' show. ... read more

We take our time waking up this morning. We are allowed to. It is Burgundy, we’re on holiday, we’re here to relax. After we leave this apartment we haven’t got anywhere to stay so we better start planning ahead. Finally we find suitable accommodation in Nancy, about four hours drive north of Beaune. It is another apartment, much younger than our present location. During our previous trip we fell in love with Leclerc shopping centres. They are fresh, modern, and full of wonderful surprises. Late this morning we pay Mr Leclerc a visit. We enjoy the trundle around his shop with our special wheeled shopping basket that bumps over every join in the endless number of flooring tiles. It must be annoying to the other shoppers who push their overflowing silent shopping trolleys along aisle after ... read more

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