Beaune, France in the Burgundy region is a delightful small city. Famous for being Burgundy's center of wine, it also has an interesting medieval hospital, Hotel-Dieu, that is now a social-history museum of medical practices, art, and life throughout the ages in Beaune. The weather was cooler than in Italy, but pleasant and sunny.
An exhausting day in getting to Beaune: on Thursday, we left Verona at 5:30 am to Milan where we caught a train to Chambery, France. We changed there to go to Lyon and finally, our last change -- to Beaune, arriving at 5 pm. We're getting to be experts at moving copious pieces of luggage from train to platform and platform to train. Most of the French stations have lifts, escalators, or ramps -- thank goodness. Once again, many people helped us, as we in turn helped others. Comfortable seats too on the SCNF system, something Trenitalia could offer!!!
Yesterday, we arrived in Caen, capital of Normandy. Enjoyed a wonderful dinner of mussels last night -- love being near the coast and seafood!! Today, we're off to encounter with a bit of history about WWII and a bit further back to William the Conqueror who was born here.
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