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Lao Tzu

Beaune to Barcelona by bike

Since I was enjoying the recumbent so much I decided that cycling to Spain would be a good idea. I didn't have time to cycle all the way from England and so started at Beaune, just south of Dijon, in France. For two reasons: It was just over 1000km so I could do it in two weeks, and European Bike Express could take me and the bike there.

Date of event: 7/5/2009

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8.00am and a seriously beautiful pile with landscaped gardens and big trees.

 

11.33 and I'm still slowly going up hill, though through some lovely country'side and, as you can see, all the roads are almost traffic free.

 

11.51am. Not only are the houses beautiful but even the butcher's shops are pretty. I was seriously hungry by this point though and there was no where open that sold food. There was a promising looking restaurant, closed today though.

 

12.25am I'd misread the map and thought that the downhill to this lake was the wrong way - though it wasn't. I'd spent some time trying to find any one of the three restaurants signposted at the entrance to the town and finally gave up. I finally found one just opposite the chateau that you can see at the end of this lake.

Pity I was so hungry and in a rush to find the restaurant though because I'd just passed the most incredible municipal wild flower planting at the entrance to the town.

 

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Beautiful house: one of many
8.00am and a seriously beautiful pile with landscaped gardens and big trees.
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Beautiful house: one of many

Still climbing
11.33 and I'm still slowly going up hill, though through some lovely country'side and, as you can see, all the roads are almost traffic free.
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Still climbing

Beautiful butcher's
11.51am. Not only are the houses beautiful but even the butcher's shops are pretty. I was seriously hungry by this point though and there was no where open that sold food. There was a promising looking restaurant, closed today though.
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Beautiful butcher's

Chateau: La Clayette
12.25am I'd misread the map and thought that the downhill to this lake was the wrong way - though it wasn't. I'd spent some time trying to find any one of the three restaurants signposted at the entrance to the town and finally gave up. I finally found one just opposite the chateau that you can see at the end of this lake.<p>Pity I was so hungry and in a rush to find the restaurant though because I'd just passed the most incredible municipal wild flower planting at the entrance to the town.
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Chateau: La Clayette