Hopped a train to Dijon this morning; arrived shortly after noon. My friend Sherry Wasilow, an old buddy from journalism school, is living here now in part of an old French estate just outside the city proper, which you can see in the photo above. She provided the photo below of a shop selling the product for which this region is famous.
LOTs of vineyards in this part of the country. Sherry said it's smack dab in the middle of Burgandy, once ruled by the Dukes of Burgandy and has just written an article about the region that provides some detail about the power the dukes once had here, rivaling that of some of the French royalty.
Even in winter, the countryside is beautiful, lots of beautiful rolling hills. There are still rows and rows of grape vines, but they've been cut down to stumps this time of year. Sherry took this photo of them with fruit on them this past fall.
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OK OK...so you got me interested with your description but come on...give me some pictures!
Pictures coming, Yellow. Just got here today and spent the afternoon enjoying my friend and her husband and three boys. Will be touring tomorrow, and will post some pictures afterward.
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