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Sunday, May 26th – walking and car tours of Dijon and environs
We found out last night that Jean-Marie
and Patrick have the day off so we have agreed to stay an extra day to spend it with them. Jean-Marie walks us around the old town and fills us in on local history and other details. I am seeing many of the same things but with a new perspective. I learn that the roofs made of glazed terracotta tiles, mainly green, yellow and black and arranged in eye-catching 
geometric patterns are prohibitively expensive to make, several times the cost of a regular roof, which is why there are mainly seen on public buildings. I did not have time to visit the Musee des Beaux Arts yesterday and today, disappoint- ingly, it is closed for lunch when we arrive.
Patrick has prepared a delicious meal of escargots for our lunch while we were out. It is a wonderful surprise. If the afternoon they drive us around the local attractions west of Dijon. Our first stop is the beautiful Chateau le Clayette with its sharp, steel blue capped turrets and murky moat. We stop in a couple other places too, medieval in character, but I don’t remember their names.
They make us another fine dinner at their home that evening, and afterwards they question us about what to see when they visit Canada. Of course, we suggest the big cities, Montreal, Quebec, Ottawa and Toronto, but we discourage them from trying to see the whole country. They say they may come next year. I give them both Canadian maple leaf pins and they give us silver wine-tasting cups, as though they have not already given us enough.
PHOTO 1: roofs with glazed terra cotta tiles
PHOTO 2: Jean-Marie Brugnoni
PHOTO 3: Patrick Knecht
PHOTO 4: stained glass window at Chateau le Clayette
PHOTO 5: Chateau le Clayette
PHOTO 6: Chateau le Clayette
PHOTO 7: Jean-Marie, Patrick & Mike during our tour
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