The Girl Who Stole the Eiffel Tower: The City of Mustard

Cara and I decided to go to Dijon this weekend, just a shot train ride outside of Paris. The city is known for it's mustard and is the birthplace of Gustav Eiffel. We did not know what we were going to do once we got there. It was an adventure for sure.

We quickly realized once we got there that an adventure is always easier said than done, which quickly led to picking up a map from a hotel. Dijon has a really interesting way of making sure the tourists get to see all of the sights: metal arrows imprinted in the sidewalk and emblazoned with little owls. Follow this path (with a little help from the map) and you won't miss a thing.

Cutest Courtyard in the Whole Wide World

We got to see the big church, the historic market, and a couple of the museums. I bought some of the famous mustard at the old market, just because I had to. Too bad I found out that 90% of the mustard seed is imported from Canada. Not so historic, is it? It was great to see all of the beautiful town. We even got lunch in a cute square with these neat fountains.

After lunch we couldn't believe how much time we still had left in the town before our train back. Still 5 hours! We decided to try and fill some of that time by seeing a French film, La Nouvelle Guerre des Boutons. It was amazing! I couldn't believe how much of the movie I got even without knowing all the french. It was such a great film and extremely well done.

Shopping and dinner after the film and we were on our way back to Paris. Being away from Paris just made me realize how much I absolutely love this city. It felt great to be back in the city, even with all the people and smells. All in all, great day trip.