Expats in Dijon and Gothic architecture

My friend Sherry, who is from B.C., met another B.C. gal named Corrinne among Canadian expats in Dijon, whom I met today.


Then we drove about 20 minutes to the grounds of the Chateauneuf-en-Auxois (see photo on the left), which was a stronghold built around a French keep during the 12th century.

The photo below is the main central courtyard of the keep. Apparently a fella named Phillipe Pot, counsellor to the Dukes of Burgandy and a Knight of the Golden Fleece, added the Gothic buildings to the chateau in the 15th century.

The fountain in the photo to the left is in one of the smaller courtyards at the chateau leading up to the main courtyard.