We left Stechelburg and the lovely valley in the Swiss Alps at 7:50 am. There was just a brief delay with of a heard of sheep in the road stopping traffic and then off we went. One restroom stop and one lunch stop later and we arrived in Beaune (pronounced "bone") France in the Burgundy area of France. We had a brief orientation of this lovely and welcoming small town and then visited Hospices de Beaune Hotel-Dieu. This was an interesting 1400's sort of hospital/hospice place that actually ran until the 1970's. After that we had a bit of free time to look around and I also bought a France phone card, which I am not really quite sure how to use just yet. We also went to a book store listed in the Rick Steves book and we could have browsed for hours at all the various things, including books. The group then met for wine tasting and a delicious four course dinner followed that. This doesn't sound like a very busy day but as we walk back to the hotel it is close to 10 pm. Right before our dessert we gave Rene some parting gifts as he will drop us near our hotel tomorrow and head back to Belgium where the coach company is located. He is a nice man and a wonderful driver. Both Rene and Rolinka have made this trip so special. There are some problems connecting to the Internet so I probably won't be able too post or read email tonight. We'll see... check out our dinner:
Tomorrow we arrive in PARIS!!!
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