Kilometres Walked : 9

Tuesday June 27th, 2023.

Stalls and stalls of fresh fruit and vegetables as far as the eye could see. Les Halles Market located in the heart of the historic district is an absolute must visit. The beautiful ironwork framed building that houses many of the stalls is a work of art in itself, and then bordering it outside and down many alleyways are even more stalls with fresh produce, clothing, antiques, cheese, meat, seafood, fresh bread, olives and other delicacies. Our mouths were literally watering as we wandered around trying to decide who to purchase from. We picked up some delicious fresh produce to make a ratatouille for dinner (yes so French I know) and fresh bread and organic yogurt for breakfast. Mmm, looking forward to tasting all of it I might add. We also finally had a decent cappuccino at this cute little coffee/wine bar right in the middle of the markets where we also met a lovely Irish couple who we sat with and had a great chat to. Ironically one of them turned out to be a Keleher (Jason’s mum’s maiden name) but with an extra L so maybe he is a 4th or 5th cousin😁

After filling our bags with lots of goodies we headed back to the apartment for lunch, and I can tell you the bread was amazing. The afternoon was spent going for a stroll through the streets once again looking at the beautiful architecture and trying to find some op shops. Everywhere you turn there is another beautiful old building and then another really cute timber one and then another shop selling gingerbread which just smells so amazing you have to really stop yourself from buying yet another packet! What a foodie delight Dijon is and not just at the markets.

Yes we found a couple of op shops. One was a little on the expensive side and one was closed but then we found one just near our apartment and both managed to find a new shirt each. Winners!