Our morning started with fireworks being shot off at 6:30 in celebration of the new president, as I said not all folks are happy. In our past visits to Europe we have stayed more than 2 days in a hotel so hand washing was easy to do but with limited time we needed to take on the lavorie, once inside we had the challenge of figuring out how things worked. Bob left to find some soap and I was stuck waiting for him with nothing to do. A nice young French woman showed up to do her laundry, she had soap and gave me instruction in French how everything worked it would take some time but worked great. Bob finally made it back an hour later with soap he purchased at the local market. I gifted the soap to this nice young woman for helping us out. After spending 1 1/2 hours in the lavorie we headed to the heart of Beaun to have lunch and take in the historic city. After parking the car we proceeded to walk into town looking for the perfect place to eat. We had some urgency as I needed to use the bathroom we stopped at the first place we saw. The name was Dame Tartine, once inside we were greeted by a man who spoke English and made menu selection very easy. The menu I chose had several courses and each course was interesting and tasty.
 |
| Hospice De Beaune |
Directly across the street was a historic landmark called Hospices De Beaune. This hospital was basically a free hospital from the 15th century through 20th century. The hospital was staffed by nuns, in the current day it is still maintained by entry fees and donations to look exactly like it did years ago. Every fall there is a huge wine auction that attracts hundreds to raise money for this hospice and other charities.
 |
| Chateau Mersault |
No comments:
Post a Comment