As we approached the campsite gate to leave this morning, we were confronted by a huge low-loader carrying the glass-fibre shell of a swimming pool. We'd seen the dug-out and assumed that it was going to be a pool eventually. There was no way we could pass the lorry, so turned left and followed the tiny road behind the site and managed to take this photo.
We drove NE from Avallon and stopped at the town of Noyers to buy a baguette for lunch. The way we travel often brings us lovely surprises. Here we found a small market taking place (among the many wares were beds!) and the lady in the boulangerie said she had no more bread but there would be more in 10 minutes.
We went and found a cafe for a coffee/chocolate and there picked up a leaflet telling us that there was an "Exposition 100% Lego" at Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc. We were heading there anyway and couldn't resist seeing the Lego! After buying our hot baguette we sat in a park by the river, entertained by some very noisy crows feeding their young in the nests above us.
The chateau, described as an Italian Renaissance Palace in Burgundy, has been beautifully restored and has some superb painted murals and ceilings.
One family bedroom's walls are covered with panels, each with a different painted flower.
But the long room with the Lego was amazing. These are just a few of the models on display.
Then when the tour leads you to the garden behind the chateau - there was the biggest Lego ship ever made! It was made in Copenhagen and is in the Guinness Book of Records.
After a wander through and above the village,
we continued on our way to Tonnerre, then north to the little village of Epineuil and a 'France Passion' vineyard called Domaine Dominique Gruhier. The young lady showed us where we could park for the night and invited us to sit on the terrace if we wished. We asked her for a 'degustation' of her Cremant de Bougogne - and very good it is too!
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