After breakfast we left the boat for the last time. I was sad to leave the boat, but I was excited to finally be heading towards Paris.
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| Last sight of boat |
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| Mannequin of nun |
Our first stop was the famous
Hospices of Beaune, set up as a hospital for the poor which was truly luxurious in its day with no more than two patients per bed and nursing care by the nuns. The poor ward was designed not only to care for the body but also the soul. Patients could look up at a ceiling with colorful carvings, and listen to sermons from their beds.
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| View from courtyard |
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| Row of beds |
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| Part of decorated ceiling |
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| Detail of stained glass |
Afterwards we bought sandwiches and pastries in the tourist area to eat later at a truck stop part-way to Paris.
Paris! Our hotel, the
Villa Montparnasse, was near the Montparnasse cemetary and Rue Daguerre, a small pedestrian shopping area. After the tiny cabin on the boat it felt spacious!
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| Our room at the Villa Montparnasse |
That evening we had a meal at a cafe next door to the hotel.
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