Dijon, France

Dijon, another largish city, was our third stop. I'm sure everyone would have heard of Dijon. Mustard anyone? Dijon mustard? Moutarde in French...

The B&B this time was Charm Attitude. It is also a converted farmhouse, with beautiful grounds and rooms. Breakfast was also really nice, this time with some French toast.

But this breakfast was after a big meal the night before. Le Bistrot du Bord de Leau was recommended by the hostess at the B&B, and the Bistro is apparently run by a Michelin star restaurant. Anyway, by this stage, we have had many heavy meals. I do not quite remember what we ate, except for dessert, which is usually my favourite course. So I will label the meals I can remember....

 

Eggs poached in Chardonnay                                        Tomato soup with lamb samosas

Summer fruit tart

Chocolate savarin with raspberry sorbet

Molleaux (hot chocolate cake)

also known as:

Chocolate fondant

Soft centred chocolate pudding

Had too many of these!!!

After dinner, we went to Dijon to join the locals to celebrate Festival de la Music. All over France, major cities would set up concert stages. In Dijon, the palace grounds was converted into rock stage.

Palais des Ducs et des Etats de Bourgogne (Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy)

What it would have looked like during the day...

 The next day, we headed to Beaune for more food, wine tasting and some shopping (finally!) before heading to Fontainbleau (which is 30km from Paris). Could not wait to spend four days in Paris. We have enjoyed the drive and countryside, but driving (or on my part, sitting in a car) for 3-4 hrs a day is pretty tiring...maybe next time, staying 2 nights in some places would have been a better idea.