Enjoying an amazing meal at Paul Bocuse, the chef most often credited for creating "nouvelle cuisine."
The incredible cheese cart selections...too bad we didn't have the camera out and ready when the dessert cart came later!
Place Bellecoeur on Lyon's Presqu'ile
Basilique Notre -Dame de Fourvière
Roman Amphitheaters, the large one originally held 10,000 seats, while the smaller one was a music theater (or odeon) specifically designed for speaches or songs
The leaves were changing colors
Daniel sitting in the Odeon
Daniel entering the "traboule" at 57 Rue St. Jean in Old Lyon.
The "traboules" are serpentine passageways that served as shortcuts to connect the city's three main streets...these hidden paths give vistors an opportunity to discover pastel courtyards, lovely loggias, and delicate arches.
And during WWII, they offered Resistance Fighters lots of opportunities to slip in and out undetected by the Nazis.
This "traboule" is the longest in Lyon, and ends at 27 Rue de Boeuf.
Mont Blanc in the distance
The mountain hillsides were dotted with small villages, just like this one.
Only a few months until we get to ski in the Alps!
Autumn colors
More beautiful Autumn leaves
At our Chateau near Beaune, Chateau de Melin
Zookie seems like he was fit to live like royalty. We have started calling him Louis XIII.
Christmas decorations in the streets of Beaune
Hugo's toy store!! (Dan's 1 1/2 year old nephew is named Hugo)
A statue in one of the small wine towns commemorating the hard work involved to make the sweet drink.
A very Burgundian view: cows, castles, and autumn colors.
Chateau de la Rochepot, in a tiny village eight miles from Beaune
The Honor Courtyard at the Hotel Dieu (Charity Hosptial) in Beaune
The colorful glazed tile roof established a style recognized as typically Burgundian.
The Paupers'Ward is the grandest room of the hospital, which was reserved for its poorest patients.
The cross beams are held by the mouths of delightfully carved monsters--in between each one are busts of real 15th century townsfolk.
Roger van der Weyden's painted his "Last Judgement," the treasure of the Hotel Dieu, with a three-haired brush to achieve intricate detail.
Zookie and Daniel enjoying a gourmet dinner at Relais de la Diligence
Yes, they actually have a "Menu Toutou" pour les chiens!!
Zookie thought Kimberly's dinner looked better than his pasta and ground beef with doggie biscuts.
But he really wanted the French cheese!!
After returning home, we laid out all our Italian and French groceries that we had accumulated along the way....we didn't need to go shopping for months!!
