Eating Well on your Camping Vacation in Burgundy.

Wine round the Bend Burgundy Barge Bliss Read Jetsetters Mag at burgundy grapes To read this whole feature FREE with photos cut'n'paste cut & paste this link : burgundy vineyards Reflected daylight from the water outside dances on the chestnut ceiling of my cabin the 1st morning I awaken on board the posh barge La Belle poque. I am getting up to look out the open porthole window and am met with a friendly squawk. On an antique oak sideboard in the main salon hostesses Fanny and Barbara have laid out a breakfast of granolas, yogurt, and fresh fruit. Once a working canal barge, it's been reworked with both style and passenger comfort in mind. It is a fine fall day in France, still summer in the afternoons, with nights that supply a crisp reminder of winter to come.

Nick, our guide, had picked us up in Paris the day before out front of the Hotel Ampre. After meeting the crew and getting settled into our cabins, we explored the cobblestone streets and trendy shops of Auxerre. It appeared to be a giant market city for lumber and wine as well as a crucial religious center. Its a hideous image, but thankfully something that is now a thing of the past as many of Europes quality campsites boasts all sort of hotel style features from cafes to bakeries to quality shops on site. Nevertheless , if you are still left worried about the standard of the food on your trip, then why don't you consider one of Burgundys campsites? This area of France is famous for its high living and gourmet eating, so you're certain to be in for a culinary treat. Frequently this could be mixed with fine wines, like in the eponymous boeuf bourguignon, a normal recipe of the area mixing these 2 fine elements with baby onions, bacon and carrots. This style is repeated with lots of other dishes, and if your French isnt that good, keep an eye open for the phrase "a la Bourguignonne". There are 2 sorts of cheese with exotic namesDelice de Bourgogne and St The cool air is strongly scented with damp, wet wood and prospering mold.