It is hard to believe that tomorrow is the start of our 2nd week here in France. So much has happened already and we are enjoying absolutely every minute of it. Dijon is such a lovely town - small enough to not have all the people and tourists that crowd/ruin Paris, yet big enough to stand out on its own including housing many of the big-name stores - Galeries Lafayette and H&M are here and their cashier/caisse machines are very-much familiar with our credit cards. We have bought the most superb clothes here for a fraction of what they would cost in Australia and none of them made in China. The quality is amazing. OK, we may be in holiday-mode, but there is a lot to be said for this town and it's way of life. We are tres impressed!
Today Rod bought a pair of 50 euro sneakers for under 20 euros and threw out his old, dilapidated 3 year-old trainers. Other bargains included a 20 euro sweater for 5 euros and a hat that Rod bought for 3 euro - it was an amazing grab - we are sure the hat will feature in future photos soon. Rod's French is improving - perhaps as a result of the "who cares if it's not quite right" mentality. We both get there in the end. Most of the attendants just laugh and once they hear "nous sommes Australien", they love us.
Being a town with a university, there is an abundance of youth here (which makes us too feel young) and the town is rich with soooo much history, architecture and beautiful things. We really, really love it. The pace makes for a refreshing change from the hustle and bustle of Paris.
Today we did the 'Owl Trail', a very enlightening walk through the town of Dijon following brass arrows inlaid into the streets and paths of Dijon. There are 22 stops along the trail with a large owl and a number representing a stop which corresponds to a page containing historical details in the accompanying brochure. The walk can be done in just over an hour, but it took us over 3 hours as we got distracted by shops, lots of pretty things and lunch. Although it was another hot day in the sun, we really enjoyed our lunch-break eating baguettes in the shaded gardens of the Archeology Museum (which incidentally was closed while they had their lunch!).
We ate dinner at home tonight and enjoyed it. Norah Jones, du fromages, du vin and a good day was had by all ;) It is now 10pm here (and still not dark) and we note the computer says it is 6am in Melbourne. Time to call it quits for today. Until next we meet... a bientot!
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