OUI, OUI: Dijon

On Wednesday Sarah and I went to Dijon in the Burgundy region of France. It is a beautiful city. We went on a walking tour that went by 22 sights. I really enjoyed the Duke’s palace where they had a tower that we climbed to get a better view of the city. I also liked the Notre Dame cathedral. It has a little chouette, or owl, in the wall, and it is believed that if you rub it with your left hand you and your family will have good luck, so you’re welcome family!

Dijon is of course known for its mustard, so I decided that I would have to try some. I bought some gingerbread mustard. I know it sounds gross, but Dijon is also known for its gingerbread. I knew I probably wouldn’t ever find it again, so I decided to give it a try. In the end it was quite funky tasting. It was really spicy, strong mustard with an aftertaste of gingerbread. I am glad I tried it, but I don’t think I would buy it again.

All in all we had a good day in Dijon. The train ride back was a little long though. It was an old train so there wasn’t any air conditioning. We had to ride 2 and a half hours with only a little air blowing in from the cracked windows. I was pretty sweaty by the time I got home. Good thing it wasn’t too crowded or I am sure it would have really smelled.

It has been really hot here all week, in the high 80s to lower 90s. I can’t wait for it to cool off because our bedrooms are at the top of the apartment building, so it gets really warm and stays like that all the time. It will be nice not to sweat when I sleep.

This weekend it the FIMU, Festival International de Musique Université, in Belfort. They have concerts going on from Friday night until Monday night. I guess it is a really huge thing and people come from all over to see the acts. Tonight we went to a concert where all they had was drums. The group was from Ecuador, and it was really amazing. I am excited to see what other acts they will have this weekend.

The duke’s palace