Day 5: travel

Off to the train station to catch the high speed train, TGV from Paris. As everyone knows the train system is Europe is easy to use. The service was very good and the trains was on time. We all relaxed for two hours. In Dijon we found Avis and got our Peugeot. By rare chance the car is automatic transmission and diesel fuel. We left our bags in the car and left the car in the Avis parking lot so we could walk the owl trail in Dijon.

We found the Owl trail right away and then made a wrong turn and ended up in a botanical garden. Of course the kids found a fountain to cool off and a water fountain to refill their camelback water backpacks before we rejoins the owl trail.

We ended up in the town square in the centre of Dijon. Maybe the most picturesque town square I have seen. We ordered ice cream and drinks and before long the kids were wet from running in the fountain.

More bread, more flan and back to Avis. The car is fun to drive and having our GPS and the built in GPS is great. We never know which GPS we should follow.

With only one wrong turn we found our house covered in vines. The house is romantic but old, 250 years old. I am pretty sure it won't fall while we are here for seven days, but it might. The home owners sleep in a converted room next to the old barn and I think their 19 year old son sleeps on the sofa in the back living room. We have the attic to ourselves and the bathroom is easy to get to, just push open the curtains. The owners are so nice, they gave Isabel her own bedroom because it is not rented. Iris, the boys and I are sharing the bed-bathroom experience.

After swimming in their pool and drinking 3 bottles of wine it is bedtime.

(No Internet connection here, so I will post this when I can)