Ballooning over Beaune
Beaune, France Our only full day in Beaune (bone), so plenty to do. First port of call, the patisserie for brekky, then a coffee creme. We now know the French are hopeless at coffee, but the creme is as close as we will get to a decent cup, so…..when in France! As with a lot of French towns, the old city is surrounded by walls, or fortresses, which were designed to keep out the maraudering Huns, or Gauls, or Romans….or neighbours. Beyond the walls was a moat, for those said invaders who couldn’t swim!! The old centre of Beaune is one of those towns, with some of the moat still flowing, and the rest made over to grassed areas, or car parking. It is a most beautiful centre, with cathedrals, hospices, shops and lane ways, cafes, wine cellars, patisserie’s, etc, all crammed into a walled garden about 2.5k around. After brekky we headed of into the countryside, loaded the GPS for non toll roads, and set sail for the old village, Chateauneuf en-Auxois. Our travels …