When we left Burgundy this morning, it was hard to go. Just like every other place so far. But, we did wake up to rain, so that made it easier. It stopped not long after we were on the road so our driving was fine. It was about 4:15 min drive. Another long one, and our last of that length. Funny how it just doesn't seem that long. I guess because all the scenery is new, so it is exciting. We drove past what looked to be a van selling bread. I told Monte to stop but he had already gone past. He said we would pick up food down the road...but wait..I hope we learned from our past mistakes! He turned around and we caught the van just before it was leaving the village. We bought cheese, plain, and chocolate croissants...yep, in France!
We drove on, planning to eat them closer to lunch. Paige fell asleep and monte was driving, but I was available, so I started in on mine.
Not long after we decided to stop at a rest stop on the highway to use the bathroom and nibble our treats. On the highways in France there are very few exits. I mean very few! When you get on, you pick up what looks like a parking ticket then when you exit you give a person or machine your ticket and you pay.
So I think to cut down on how many toll areas there are, they don't let you off the highway easily. Therefore, there are a lot of rest stops, some with food etc. Our stop just had bathrooms. So, for the second time I thought I'd give it a whirl..you know, those French standing kind. I am getting better at it. Didn't even notice any splatter on my pants! How great is that since my pants haven't been washed yet and probably won't for another two weeks. It is a French experience.
So we enjoyed our croissants, but Paige was distracted by the cute French guy working nearby. I bet she could hardly taste the food!
Off we went to find our new B&B. It started to rain as we got closer and the rain kind of damped my spirit about the place we were going. It got very good reviews on-line, but in the rain, and having left behind a fabulous place I just wasn't sure if anything could be as nice. When we arrived I noticed know cute the town was. Then I noticed one place with scaffolds over the building....guess what, that was our place!
The couple who run it are very nice and run a fabulous restaurant below. I feel better about it now that the rain stopped so we could see the town, we had dinner at the restaurant, and it was very good.
The area is amazing, so we look forward to getting out tomorrow.
We have been tired so we were glad we would go to bed early...oh, but this is France, we started at 7:30 and ended at 10:30. Here I am blogging at11:30. No wonder we have been tired!
Tomorrow should be a great day. We are hoping for good weather.
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Location:Route du Vin,Itterswiller,France
Posted by Whitefield's Travels at 4:00 PM
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Location:Route du Vin,Itterswiller,France