Dijon

We need to return our rental car from yesterday, so we got an early start and navigated rush hour traffic back to Dijon (note: this is an 18 min train ride, or a 50 min drive. Trains are superior).

After ditching the car, we explored the town. Many museums and other attractions were closed (being a Tuesday and all), but we found an interesting museum houses in a 1600's house, where the rich inhabitants from the 1800's had collected many many pieces, then turned the whole thing into a museum when they passed. And it was free! A lot of paintings and sculptures, but also fun to see the rooms, furniture, and decorations of the era.

We walked through the lovely market that was full of yummy looking seasonal vegetables, breads, cheeses, meats and seafoods.

We also went into several mustard places and sampled so many great flavors! Would love to bring stuff home as souvenirs but no can do.

We found a bistro for lunch, and enjoyed a mediocre steak frite (which was the plat du jour, making it pretty affordable) and also coffee and dessert (chocolate mousse and creme caramel). We are becoming quite French with our longer lunches that end with cafe and dessert!

Train ride home, and now we're having some quiet time.Lue lisää