The draw bridge.

Day Four Beaune in the Burgandy Region

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October 7th 2009
Day four: Going to Beaune Today started early. Our room in our charming little hotel faced the street. They started emptying garbage cans around 5:00 AM. Of course, we both woke up and started the day. The best way I can describe the bathing situation is to say that it was a tub/shower. There was a tub, and a hand held shower nozzle, but there was no shower curtain. The best we could do wa ... read more

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