Pizza Night in Burgundy and the Beaune Saturday Market

Friday was a bit of a write-off due to rain, rain and rain. There was a tremendous thunder and lightning storm which lasted most of the night and heavy rains. It continued to rain into the morning and was forecast to continue most of the day. Our cycling plans to the market in Nuits Saint Georges were scrapped; however, we did still travel down via the car to see what was going on. It was a relatively small market and very similar to others we have seen in Europe -- but, of course, with their own specialities of the region. There very famous for their Charolais beef, Bresse chickens, many varieties of cheeses and breads! It was fun despite the rain. Our afternoon was spent lazing around reading and planning cycle routes. Once the skies cleared in the late afternoon we went out for a walk just outside the village. On our way back in we noticed a sign in the main Place that said the Pizza Truck would be there at 6pm! Friday night is pizza night all over the world apparently!!! lol So we went back down at 6 to order our pizza and were told to come back at 7 to pick it up. It was a pretty good pizza with a good thin crust that you could fold over like the Italians do. We may have to do this again on another Friday evening.

This morning (Saturday) we woke to very thick fog which we could see like heavy cloud hanging over the valley bottom. Our village is up a bit on a hill but within a minute or two the fog rolled up the hill right through the village. We set off for the big Beaune outdoor market after breakfast. It was definitely a lot larger than yesterday's and the centre was very busy with people coming and going everywhere. We had a splendid time checking out all of the stands with their various offerings of fresh vegetables, fruit, meats, cheeses, breads and sweets. Flowers are very popular as well in France. And in autumn there are baskets and baskets of different types of mushrooms. We are going to find some great recipes for these mushrooms and buy some at the next market we attend. We did buy baguettes, olives, olive tapenade, fresh vegetables for our dinner, a rotisseried chicken and some very stinky cheese. It is fun experience trying to get what you want when you struggle with the language but it always turns out well.