A day in rural Dijon

We decided that with the temp in the mid-20s, a drive in the surrounding rural district of Dijon would be in order. Now being Ozzies, that means up to 200 kms for the day. Bit like Bendigo and back maybe but on winding narrow roads.
The underlating terrain is just covered in green and gold, just like you see on the SBS coverage of Le Tour.

Our car had been parked about a kilometre away from the apartment and the Citroen C3 was waiting for a fun day of speading its wings. We've done 1800 kms so far and the 1.3L diesel is well and truly run in. It loves climbing.

First stop was Alise-Ste-Reine to see the ruins of a Gallo-Roman town unearthed in the mid 19th century. The town was the site of Caesar's defeat of the Gaulish Chieftain, Vercingetorix in 52bc. Weird because the street where my car was parked was named after him. After viewing the ruins we took off for lunch at Semur-en-Auxois where we learned two things.









1. Eat where the workers in HiVis clothing have lunch for a hearty and economical meal.
2. Don't sit on the outside tables next to the road - while having lunch, a delivery truck swiped a table on the street cafe.
After lunch we took off to the Abbaye de Fontenay - so peaceful and beautifully restored. I'll let the pictures tell the story.



Tommy, my GPS got us back home and we found a parking spot closer to our apartment this time and being a public holiday tomorrow cost 2 euro for 2 days.

Off to the Jazz Festival now just down the street - we can hear it from our open apartment window.

Talk soon.