Fontainebleau - Avallon, France

Saturday 5th June 1999

More royal palaces, this time we visited the palace of Fontainebleau. More collections of state rooms, private apartments and grand ballrooms yet each one is unique and has its own fascinations.

From there we headed towards the Burgundy and Dijon provinces. We stopped off in the town of Auxerre, had the obligatory look at the church then strolled through the town, past several streets of medieval houses. It was just coming on to evening and the small town square was quite lively, with a band playing and people selling various bits of art.

We eventually moved on and ended up spending the night in a campground beside a river beneath the walled town of Avallon. Another nights free camping might have been too much. The showers were beckoning.