Throw me a Beaune here.

Beaune (pronounced 'bone'), halfway down the famous Burgundy wine region of the Cote d'Or, is most famous for its hospice (Hôtel-Dieu) that has been around since the 13th century. It also known for its famous wine auction for charity every year.

Gate to the city.

LOL! Proof that the French are taught to pee in public from an early age. Can't blame them though since free functioning toilets are rarer than a French man drinking an American wine. Even funnier is that the mom is taking a picture of them!

Clock tower

There was a music festival going on and even the nuns were getting in on it. You go sister!

Band in front of the Hôtel Deiu.

Air guitar

Burgundy tile roofs.

Us

Dinner out, a splurge. Kir (common Burgundy drink which is a mix of white wine and a cassis liquor)

Escargot de Bourgogne (snails cooked in butter, parsley and garlic)

Oeufs en meurette (poached eggs in red wine sauce) Awesome!

Boeuf Bourguignon

Cheese plate

Essentially a creamier cottage cheese with creme on top and sugar to pour on top.

Dessert: chocolate, pear and raspberry tarts with cassis sorbet in the middle on top of chantilly. mmmm

We went to a tasting of their wines in Nashville so we took a picture in front of their place. This was a travel day so hence the luggage.

Walking back into town after storing our luggage by the train station.

Inside the hospice, Hôtel Dieu. This is where the sick were taken care of. There was a church at the end of the hall so the sick could attend mass without having to move.

Some of the beams on the roof.

Katie in front of the famous courtyard.

Documents of the wine auction.

Tools used to build the hospice.

Intricate rotisserie rotater in the kitchen; It was made by a clock maker.

A tile from a floor

The pharmacy for the old hospice.

Some of the odder items in the pharmacy: Eyes of Crayfish

Blood of Dragon???

Another angle of the courtyard.

Last Judgment, attributed to Roger van der Weyden, truly an amazing piece of art.

The hospice's collection of Tastevins - little silver cups used to taste Burgundy's wines.

A stop at the Marché Aux Vins, where we got to tour their cellars and taste different wines of Burgundy out of a tastevin. As a bonus, we got to keep the tastevin as souvenirs.

And with that we said "au revoir" to Beaune and we were off to WWOOF in Beaujolais.