France photos > Dijon the city, not the mustard (22)
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Guilty Pleasure
Guilty Pleasure No. 1 of the trip: our entry to the McDonald´s via gravitational pull.
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Free Wifi
Free Wifi at Mickey Dee´s! Free internet is very hard to come by in Europe, so we were thrilled to sit and cruise the net (and update this site) for hours and hours, whilst eating McNuggets.
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French Press
A Dry Cleaning shop in France is referred to as a Press Shop. This press shop staffer loved taking John´s business.
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I´m Too Sexy
We couldn´t help ourselves with these cheesy posters in a salon window
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I´m too Sexy Too
See above.
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for Bobby Ryan
this street performer in Dijon reminded John of our friend Bobby, who plays his guitar and plays the harmonica, as well
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In front of the Opera
In front of the Opera in Dijon, seeing Faust
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In our seats
In our seats
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Dijon, after the Opera
Dijon, after the Opera, was a ghosttown... Thankfully, we soon found the one place in town that was rockin´and all the opera singers were there!
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Me and Satan
Me and the man who played the role of Satan. Devilish, isnät he?
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John and Marguerite
John with teh Opera´s leading lady, an lovely Italian woman, who played the role of Marguerite
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Botanical Gardens
Botanical Gardens
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Duck call
Whitney´s duck call made the birds come swimming towards her. If only her dad and brother were here...they´d be lunch.
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John and Huge Tree
A gigantic tree at the Dijon Botanical Gardens. John Love, name that arbor!
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Our first crepe
We´d been in France for nearly 2 weeks, and we had our first crepe in a coffee shop in Dijon
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Dijon building
The Dijon utilities building is gorgeous when the sun strikes the gilded lettering
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Anny B
We had to take this for Anne, John´s sister. Sorry that it´s a lingerie store!
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The Beaux Arts museum
The Beaux Arts museum in Dijon featured amaying ceiling art, best viewed from strategically placed mirrors.
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Big Doors
Big Doors outside the museum
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Fancy car hire
Due to the national French train strike, we were forced to rent a car to drive to Switzerland. The drive was lovely and easy, and this HUGE fancy station wagon definitely helped in making the journey so pleasant.
