Blogs from Dijon, Burgundy, France, Europe - page 8

Day 2 We navigated our way onto a maze of freeways today, gritting our teeth on the right (or is it wrong) side of the road, taking every turn and exit in a panic. The countryside unfolded before us quickly as we drove into the region of the Cote d’Or, one of the foremost winemaking regions of the world. We quickly settled in: the new Volkswagen was humming along, we had some delicious Beethoven playing on the radio and here and there in the distance I could spy castles on the horizon. We took an accidental turn that led us through Beaune, a medieval town with fortified walls and tight, winding streets. We found a map and made our way back to our planned path. We arrived at St Sernin- Du-Plain in the early afternoon, ... read more

I am currently on the train, en-route to Dijon. I have my hostel booked, and all is well. I have started to read Hugo's 'Les Misérables,' with the help of my French-English dictionary. I figure that after I get through the first few hundred pages, the rest will be easy, and I'll have a better understanding of the language. I may have to get a new dictionary, however, because the one I brought with me isn't advanced enough for this book.... read more

The Résidence I am residing in is based at 6 Rue Maréchal Leclerc, Dijon 21000. It houses 300 rooms in two batiments. The residence has a cafeteria which is open between October and June and serves breakfast and dinner; a pool table, table football, tennis court, lots and lots of green grass, a patio area, laundry room with two washers and two dryers, two TV rooms and a study room. I live in batiment A and on the fourth floor. There are no lifts so getting up to my room all the time does take a while (especially as I am so unfit!). In my room is a bed, desk, fridge, wardrobe, mirror, bathroom cabinet, sink, sheets, pillow and lamp. The room was pretty bare when I moved in, but luckily there is an IKea which ... read more

Salut tout le monde! More news from my travels through France coming your way... La Bourgogne I spent a fabulous weekend in La Bourgogne (Burgundy) with the International Club of Paris. Located about 250km to the southeast of Paris, Burgundy is one of the most famous wine-producing regions in the world...with reason! The heart of the region is the ancient city of Dijon, medieval seat of the Dukes of Burgundy. Its neighboring city, Beaune, is beautiful and well-known for its excellent red wine. In the extreme south of the region is Lyon, which used to be the artistic center of France back in the 1500s (???) and is still a very important city today. For hundreds of years Burgundy was independently ruled by the Bourguignon kings, who included Phillip the Hardy and Charles the Good (or ... read more

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