A few days in Burgundy

Recently, my husband and I celebrated our anniversary with a trip to France. I am excited to share our travels with you. Paris was our first stop but I will save that for my last post. I will begin in Burgundy. This pic is our hotel, once an old farmstead in the Burgundy area outside Beaune, France.

 The lovely back garden is set for breakfast each day.

I love the french courtyard.

Our petit déujeuner was a scrumptious buffet each morning. A variety of cheeses, jellies and jams, pastries, fresh fruit. Ooh la la!!! Actually in french, oh là là.

 This was my plate which does not include the fresh croissants that I had to eat to taste all the great jellies they offered.

Served on Villeroy and Boch Luxembourg china no less. I was impressed.

The garden tables were so pretty but it was a little cool so we chose to eat inside.

I did enjoy making soft boiled eggs outside. Don't you love the marble top pastry cart? 

Turn your timer over,  wait five minutes and....

Viola!  Your egg is ready. This was a great start to our first full day in Beaune.

 Hotel Clos is a charming hotel out in the countryside. So serene.

 Full of antiques.

Even the outside is decorated with antique wine presses. Burgundy is all about vineyards and wine making. Will show more about that later.

 Our room was spacious and we liked that.

The hotel was a pleasure but let's head to Beaune, a nearby town with historical sights, great architecture, beautiful flowers and a slower pace of french life. 

Beaune is a delightful french town full of quaint shops and cafes.

First, we took the tourist train to get an overview of the city. We were in the back of the train and winding around the narrow roads I  began to feel a little queasy and thankfully felt better after we got out. 

 It was time for lunch and we selected a outdoor cafe. But my husband started to feel ill and decided to go back to the hotel. I was left on my on with the french menu. I got confused because I thought the plat du jour (plate of the day) came with a salad, a plat and a dessert. I ordered and....

  I received this... La Salade d' Ecrevisses ( crayfish)

And this!!!! (La Poulet a là Crème) The two courses I thought I ordered were actually two plats! So my lunch cost 39 euros!!!! The chicken and au gratin potatoes were great. The crayfish was terrible and that was a good thing because we know one lunch is enough. I didn't have room for the two desserts that were included.  I  also didn't have anyone to share my mistake with and it was so funny!

 After lunch I wondered around snapping a hundred pics of the town.

 

Snapped this pic with the kitty in the window from the train.

On my walk I went back to get a better shot of the kitty in the window and kitty was gone.

 I thought this lady's outfit was so cute so I asked her if she would pose for me to make her picture.

I am assuming she was a tourist also but I could tell she wasn't an american.

One of the highlights you must see in Beaune is Hotel Dieu built in 1443. The glazed roof tiles are beautiful. Stay tuned for a complete tour of Hotel Dieu in my next post. I will explain about the colorful tiles and its history. It is not a hotel. Au revoir.

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