Pardon Me, Would You Have Any Grey Poupon?

Mustard anyone?  Dijon is famous for mustard and as I strolled through the city, I enjoyed the little shops and bistros that sell wine, crème de cassis, and mustards of many flavors (gingerbread, tarragon, even blackcurrant). 

 

The famous Maille mustard shop.

You can explore the town of Dijon by following the "Owl Walk".  The owl or "chouette"  is the symbol of Dijon, and there is a sculpture of an owl on the far side of the Notre Dame church that you can pet with your left hand for good luck.

Brass owl plaques in the street guide you along.

He doesn't look like much, but this little guy is supposed to bring good luck.

At the Notre Dame de Dijon, the bell tower is quite unique.  Instead of a swinging bell, there is a statue Jacquemart and he mechanically hits the bell with a hammer.  Years ago, the city of Dijon felt that this poor statue of Jaquemart looked lonely.  As a result - they created 3 more statues and gave Jaquemart a wife and 2 kids.  Ahhh…how sweet!

 

Notre Dame gargoyles, nobody mentioned these guys who also keep Jaquemart company.

At one point on our journey, our tour leader said with her beautiful German accent "People from all over the world come here to have a really good crap".  Silence among the crowd.  Did she really just say that?  Hmmm...OH!!  She means crepe!  People from all over the world stop in Dijon to have what France is famous for:  crepes!

The beautiful Judith - not only did she put up with the rain,
 but she also put up with our endless questions!

My tour group decided to forego crepes, surprisingly after that visual.  We opted to sit on a patio at the Place De La Liberte and drink instead.  My new favorite European drink is called a Monaco:  beer with lemonade and grenadine.  Yes ladies, pink beer.  What's next, beer with mustard?

"La Lib" in Dijon.

Mmmmm....Monaco.