We began the day chatting over breakfast with our new friends from Denmark and a family from France, all of us having cycled to Flavigny the day before. Our hostess was very solicitous and provided a delicious meal – eggs en cocotte with bread soldiers being particular extra fare for Andy and I as we would need the extra protein apparently. Anyway, another good days cycling, very hard getting up the first hill with steep gradients, so I had to do some pushing, but there were lovely villages,
good views,
and after the first 30 minutes I settled down and we got to Dijon in time for lunch.
The geographical highlight was riding along and then crossing the watershed of France – everything to the left of the road below flows to the Seine and to the right to the Rhone.
We swooped down 1000 feet or so and found a hotel close to the city centre, Le Sauvage which sounds worrying, and will rest up till Monday. A day off! The temperature is still well over 30 C so we will need to stroll round the city rather than do my usual city trail.
I have been amusing myself with noting the music playing in my head each day. Sometimes it is linked to the day’s events, sometimes not, but I will record this here as tracks of the day. I don’t want this to be pseud’s corner but is a good record for me of the trip:
3/7: Cole Porter – I love Paris – obvious choice
4/7: Blondie, Denis, Denis – because we passed through Verts St Denis
5/7: Beatles, We can work it out, because the GPS that shows our chosen route needed fixing and we sorted out the problem with a re-boot.
6/7: Mama Cass, Dream a Little Dream because it is a great lullaby song
7/7: James Taylor- You Got A Friend – for Tim, though worryingly I sang the theme from Champion the wonder Horse for most of the day – must be the heat.
8/7: Stevie Wonder. Superstition – because I woke up with this in my head, again.
9/7: Mumford and Sons, Sigh No More – because it’s a current favourite
10/7: Rachmaninov- 2nd Piano Concerto because I love it and I had time to listen to this in the afternoon.
Hi Guys. I’m just trying out this comment thing to see if it works. The pictures are great and progress is being made, hard to believe you are past Dijon already. Keep up the good work. Lots of love.
Jane
Good to hear your progress. Photos look great. Especially the one of the “Chocolat” village. Brings back lots of memories of the film.
Fun to read your music list I like that idea! Take care of yourselves. Keep enjoying
Lots of love. D and all.