We had lots of heavy rain this morning. And this was market day when Les Halles is filled with vendors selling fresh cheese, meat, fish, vegetables, clothes, etc. Amazing fresh food. I bought some beautiful french table cloths. We went to Lafeyette which is a fancy department store and I got a new black purse. Then we grabbed two baguette sandwiches and headed to Burgundy. The rain finally stopped at 2pm and the rest of the day was sunny. We explored a lot of the more western villages today: Pommard, Volnay, Meursault, St. Aubin, and some very large and old castles. The most midevil was LaRoche Pot. It was enormous, had a moat and I thought the knights of the roundtable were going to come storming out and trample us. Yikes. The acres and acres of vinyards seem unending. The countryside here is very beautiful.
Then we ended up in Beaune which is a beautiful town where the center of the village is completely surrounded by tall stone walls called ramparts. We had dinner at a small restaurant called Ma Cuisine that our local wine store had recommended. It was our best dinner while in France. So delicious. Then we headed back to Dijon. It was a long day but very fun.
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