After our longest drive so far, we arrived in Amboise. So far the lady inside the Tom Tom hasn't let us down! We were all running low on clean jocks so it was time to find a launderette. Once again, our hotel receptionist was very helpful and gave us directions and suggested a nice restaurant for dinner. Amboise is a small town of approx 11,000 people, but is home to the most enormous shopping centre! After putting our washing in, we went exploring. This shop w...

We woke up bright and early and had a nice breaky at the hotel. Baguette and Croissant with butter and jam seem to be the traditional start to the day for the French. The sights in Dijon impressed us all. There was a tourist walk that we went on that passes all of the historical sights and monuments there is to see. There are maps to find your way but the alternative for people keeping their barings, is to follow a Hansel & Grettal type trail of small triang...

After a smooth drive we arrived in Dijon, pulling in to the Des Ducs Hotel at 7:00pm. After some sound advice from the man at the hotel reception we quickly freshened up and went out for dinner. It was a beautiful walk to the area he had recommended. We ate at an Italian style restaurant and everyone enjoyed their meal (after Andy's meal the previous night, we were extra careful in making sure we knew what we ordered!!). We're all getting a bit tired of eating...

We woke this morning to enjoy a truly gorgeous breakfast of breads and croissants in the Mathys dining room and prepared for our tour of Moet & Chandon. It was only at this point that we thought of Googling Andys mysterious Anddoloutte. Let's just say we found it on a website called "things that stink" & faeces was a main ingredient!! Just a short stroll from our residence was the Cathedral d'reims. In such a small town it was an impressive siz...

Not having managed time for "reccy" of the train station we had wanted to do the day before we got up super early Saturday morning checked out of the Royal Bergere and caught a maxi cab to Gare de est. Our mission was to get to Riems (1+ hr away on the high speed TGV ) early enough to pick up our hire car before Eurocar closed at 12noon. After a bit of struggle finding the right seat reservation queue we were advised that the train we wanted had been f...