Yesterday was quite a day, riding around with Elo on the wine tour, hanging out with our buddy in Place Emile Zola, having evening refreshments by the Dukes’ Palace, and then going to dinner at a nice Italian restaurant. Today the plan is to visit the Dijon Museum of Fine Arts. Continue reading “A Visit to the Dijon Museum of Fine Arts”
Lunch in Place Emile Zola
We spent the morning tromping around vineyards just south of Dijon on a Burgundy wine tour. Now we were back in town, and it’s time for lunch. We rarely go to the same restaurant twice when we’re on vacation. We want to check out as many places as possible. But we had such a nice time at L’Assiette yesterday, we decided to return to have lunch in Place Emile Zola. Continue reading “Lunch in Place Emile Zola”
Burgundy Wine Tour, Part 2
We’re on a wine tour in Burgundy with our guide and new friend, Elo. It’s just the three of us. After meeting this morning at Place d’Arcy in central Dijon, we started driving south on D974. We turned off the main road, then drove down increasingly smaller roads. It wasn’t long before we got off roads altogether and drove into the vineyards. We stopped and got out at the edge of a vineyard, where we received our first lesson about how grapes are grown in this special part of the world. Continue reading “Burgundy Wine Tour, Part 2”
Burgundy Wine Tour, Part 1
We’re in Dijon, in the heart of Burgundy, France. Yesterday was a hang-around-town in Dijon day. Today we’re going to get out of town and take take a wine tour. We’re not quite sure what we’re getting ourselves into, but we made a reservation yesterday for a Burgundy wine tour this morning, so we’re going to go. Should be interesting! Continue reading “Burgundy Wine Tour, Part 1”
Exploring Dijon
We had quite a day yesterday visiting the little town of Beaune. seeing the Hospices de Beaune, having a great lunch, and walking through what seemed like miles of underground wine caves. Today we’re going to spend the day exploring Dijon. Continue reading “Exploring Dijon”
Wine Tasting in Beaune
We’re in the little wine town of Beaune, in the heart of Burgundy. At the recommendation of someone at the Beaune Tourism Office, we walked across town to taste some wine and tour a wine cellar. We’ve arrived at our destination: Patriarche. Continue reading “Wine Tasting in Beaune”
Bon Déjeuner in Beaune
Lunch in Beaune
C’est l’huere pour un Beaune Déjeuner! We’re in the charming little town of Beaune, 25 miles south of Dijon. It’s time for lunch, (aka “déjeuner”). We had done our homework, so we already had a couple of restaurants in mind. After some wandering around, we found our way to one of them. It looked like our kind of place, so we went in, got seated, and settled in for lunch. The name of the restaurant was Le Conty. Continue reading “Bon Déjeuner in Beaune”
Day Trip to Beaune
Yesterday we took the train from Paris to Dijon, got settled in our apartment, then did some casual exploring around town. We had dinner at an Italian restaurant/pizza joint. Great pizza! We sat outside on a patio. It was nice. Today we’re taking a day trip to nearby Beaune. Continue reading “Day Trip to Beaune”
A Walk Down Rue de la Liberté, Dijon
We’ve made it to our apartment in Dijon, settled in, and now we’re heading out on our first walk to check out the town. Our street dead-ends into an intriguing little passageway, so we walked over to take a closer look. We went in. When we came out on the other side, we were standing in front of a huge building known as the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy. Wow – It is one impressive building! Continue reading “A Walk Down Rue de la Liberté, Dijon”
Our Dijon Apartment
This morning we took the train from Paris to Dijon. Then we took a 10-minute taxi ride from the train station to an apartment we had reserved. We met the owners — a nice couple who live in one of the other apartments in the building. They’ve just given us the grand tour of our Dijon apartment — our home for the next four days. Continue reading “Our Dijon Apartment”
