Eating Well on your Camping Vacation in Burgundy.

An enormous white swan approaches expectantly, followed by many mallard ducks. There are a sundeck, spa, sauna, fitness studio, and bicycles for guests to ride the canal trails. Nick, our guide, had picked us up in Paris the day before out front of the Hotel Ampre.

A two-hour journey by minivan thru rolling French country had brought us to the medieval city of Auxerre, where La Belle poque and her crew awaited. After meeting the crew and getting settled into our cabins, we explored the cobblestone streets and trendy shops of Auxerre. At the junction of the Canal du Nivernais and the Brook Yonne, Auxerre was a crucial city on the ancient north-south road thru France.

Many folks I meet are convinced that camping vacations are still hosted in stormy fields, where food is tough to cook as cartable stoves fail to light in the damp weather. 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 restaurants to bakeries to quality shops on site. Nevertheless , if you are still left worried about the standard of the food on your trip, then consider one of Burgundys campsites? This area of France is known for its high living and gourmet eating, so you are certain to be in for a culinary treat. The Meat The main beef in the area is the Carollais meat cattle, and as such beef eaters are guaranteed big rich portions. Coq au Vin follows a corresponding formula, only with chicken rather than meat. This style is repeated with plenty of other dishes, and if your French isnt that good, watch out for the phrase "a la Bourguignonne". Ultimately naturally, there are the snails, and though many folks will turn their noses up at them, the common-or-garden escargots are tasty, served as they are stewed with Chablis, carrots, onions and shallots, then crammed with garlic and parsley butter. If you consider yourself a connoisseur, you may need to think about the black snails ( the best of which are raised on grape leaves ) which are thought to be amongst the best in France. The Cheese The cheeses are another fine part of the regions cuisine, and a very pleasant present to bring back from your vacation spent camping in Burgundy. La Belle poque slides into a chamber to rest whilst a collection of gates at every end closes so the water level can be lowered or raised. In France there may be more than 2,700 miles of inland waterways including a 750-mile network of connecting canals. Because canal barges were originally pony drawn, poplar trees were planted along the way to guard the horses from the sun. "This is the last place in Burgundy To read this complete feature FREE with pictures cut'n'paste cut & paste this link : burgundy in france Carolyn Proctor, Jetsetters Mag Newshound Read Jetsetters Mag at Hote Cotes De Beaune to order travel visit Jetstreams.

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