We drove to Baume les Dames. It had an excellent tourist info office and we loaded up with lots of maps and info. We went to the camping/aire along the canal, which was a really interesting place. It was really quiet, but in the summer it would be a hive of activity. We chose not to go on the boat ride as it appeared a bit like something out of the 1960’s.
We then drove to Montbeliard along a lovely road alongside the River Doubs. We parked up and then had a walk round the town and back for a birthday meal for Carole
TUESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2012
We walked to the Citadel, a fortress overlooking the old town of Besancon. There are many museums and a wildlife park and it would be good to come here again and spend a day here.
We then walked back into town and had lunch at a typical French restaurant in town. We thought we would have a coffee at Le Vin et l’Assiete, but it was closed.
In the evening we went out to a pub in a bohemian area and enjoyed a few Belgian beers. The beer was a wheat beer and cloudy and was delicious. It was Carole’s birthday the next day, so we had a bit of a celebration.