Today Carolyn and I headed up to town to pick up lunch supplies ( quiche, sandwich…). We then loaded up and headed on the short drive to Alesia. This is a famous area were the war between Vercingétorix (the Gauls) and Julius Caesar (the Romans) took place. There was a brand new visitors center with great exhibits introducing the battle. They also had demonstrations by both the Gaul soldiers and a Roman soldiers. Half way through we took a break and had or delicious lunch in a nice park.
Afterward we visited the site of an ancient Roman town then went to see the giant statue of Vercingétorix.
Back at home we had our wonderful appies before heading up the hill for a delicious pizza dinner. We ordered in our best French and got about 60% of our order right. It was all delicious. The grand finale was creme brûlée, it was excellent.
Is Emily drinking champagne? How French. Did you ever get my email about the Lauterbrunnen hike? Just planning ahead! I don’t know if you heard, but the US lost to Belgium yesterday in a hugely exciting game. I am sure the French will turn out for the match against Germany, it could be really fun.
Well technically it’s Crémant de Bourgogne. We did get the Lauterbrunnen email and hike description. It’s on our list of must do’s. Send other suggestions if you have them. We are planning on looking for French World Cup action on Friday but really have seen no evidence of interest in these parts.