Time to visit a big city. After an unpromising start with some confusion over where the Motorhome parking actually was, once we’re in the city “proper” all is forgiven.
As is becoming our custom we head for the tourist information office for a map of the town and a walking route to explore the historically important parts.
St. Vincent’s cathedral has enthralled me enough to splash out a Euro for a candle. The exterior is especially stunning and the church dominates a square filled with cafes and restaurants and numerous medieval buildings that are still in use today as shops, restaurants and for residential use.
The tourist office here also supplies a self-guided tour and to supplement that, we’re stopped by a local who gives us lots of recommendations etc, then as he goes on his way, he mentions that he’s a “greeter” So lovely to meet people who are so proud of where they live.
Our neighbour at this Aire is Jo, a German who sold up and hit the road 4 years ago. He pops round for a chat and he tells us a bit about where he’s been so far. Basically he chases the sun, so he’s now en route for Spain for Winter. Apparently he’s never been to the UK. But we do have sun there, honest…..
In the evening we discovered Pizza street, and we chose one of the many restaurants for dinner. I asked for a 50cl bottle of wine, the waiter then asked what wine Andrew wanted. Huh, do I look like a wine drinker or what?
We were also accosted in the street by a Frenchwoman who asked if we’d been to Beaune the other day..well, yes we had. It seems she had recognised us, and started the tourist info spiel on the area, especially Dijon, which we “must visit”. A lovely “extra” though slightly un-nerving..had she been stalking us since Beaune? Anyhow Chalon is certainly a city we’d highly recommend for a visit.