Dijon is famous for mustard (home of the Maille brand) and has mustard shops where one can chose from a large range of flavours. Two thirds of the mustard seed used to make Dijon mustard now comes from Canada. Not sure how we have got by for so long without knowing that. Anyone for trivial pursuits?
Pain d'Epice (spiced bread or gingerbread to us) is another well known local delicacy so we acquired some to taste. And yes it does taste like gingerbread too.
Dijon is a beautiful town with much history and a very walkable city centre packed with historic buildings.
It also has the well known Palais des Beaux Arts, which is a fine arts museum. We sat in the adjacent square sipping coffee at a cafe and looked at the Palais from the outside without having to go in.
I put this piece of good fortune down to 'la chouette' (the owl) which is Dijon's adopted bird/mascot. There is a bronze owl on the side of the city cathedral and legend has it that touching this owl brings 7 years of good fortune.
P.S. When I say sipping coffee, see the pic that shows J's coffee. Locally its called cafe gourmand and is really more of a mini high tea!
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