FUN-travel: Chalon sur Saône to Beaune, France – Day 7 – Uniworld Rhône River Cruise
August 16, 2012 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Chalon sur Saône to Beaune, France – Day 7 – Uniworld Rhône River Cruise
Trip Day 32 – Cruise Day 7 – Saturday, August 10 – Chalon sur Saône to Beaune, France – Uniworld Rhône River Cruise
Beaune
What I LIKE
Colorful Glazed Tiles
- drive to Beaune is through countryside
- lots of vineyards
- in the heart of the Burgundy region
- 9:30 – arrive Beaune
- 1st stop – Hospices de Beaune – 14th century hospital
- fabulous glazed tile roofs
- 2nd stop – Saturday Farmers market in full swing
- colorful displays wind through the streets
- selling everything you can imagine
- lots of colorful hanging baskets of mixed flowers
- lots of colorful mixed flowers
- really cute town with cobbled streets
- 12 noon – drive to Chateau de Pommard for lunch & wine tasting
- 4 pm back on ship
- another wonderful dinner!
What I DON’T LIKE
Chateau de Pommard Art
- unable to get to Beaune by river
- have to take 45 minute bus ride
- the wine tasting was overpriced
- the food was mediocre at best
FF (FUN-fact) – The Burgundy region only grows chardonnay and pinot noir grapes.