After the gardens, we headed back into town and got a guide for a walking tour that follows little owls set into the ground all around town. We started out here at Place D'Arcy, Dijon's first public park.
On the left is the post office, the right an art deco building with "pagoda roofs." In all, Dijon had great architecture - many old (like 1700s) mansions because it was the seat of the Burgundian Dukes for centuries. It felt very old-world France. This walking tour made me so glad we came to see this part of France.
We gathered goodies for lunch at this covered market, which was still cold since it was not heated. But - there was great cheese, fruit, and bread. Eliot gobbled up honey bread, a croissant, and some clementines. He did not like the cheese I selected. He has cooled his love affair with cheese although he still relishes mozzarella.
A half-timbered building in Dijon on a main shopping street.I did put up a photo album for this trip but the slideshow is not working quite right (time sink). In the meantime, click on the picassa albums link and choose the Dijon Trip album.
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