DIJON- FRANCE

Today I took the TGV speed train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Dijon, the prinicpal city in the Burgundy Region to the South.

Dijon is a quaint, medieval city, famous for, amongst other things: mustard, escargots, kir, creme de cassis and Mr Darcy (not our Jane Austen hunky hero, but the man who made sure the the TGV train passed though the town).

This is a sculpture done by Pompom (reknowned dijonaise artist) in the Darcy Park, not Grassy Park.

One of the town's symbols is the Chouette (owl) which has been carved into the side of one of the most famous churches (pic below). Approaching it from a northerly direction and then touching it, brings good luck. There are also gold arrows with owls on them in the streets, to direct tourists towards the major sites.

Dijon mustard, made world famous by Maille (say, "my")

Ahh, the perfect Burgundy lunch: escargots, bread and red wine on a perfectly sunny day.

Thanks Simon for being the best guide to Dijon!