Friday 26th May - Besancon

After a short discussion we decided on a change of plan and to stay a further night.  Neither of us felt that we knew Besancon very well even though we had visited a few times before so we decided on a bit of cleaning followed by a foray into town........and lunch of course!  The city is surrounded by  water and the magnificently impressive citadel is visible on entering the city by water.  Obviously the city has grown vastly since the citadel was built but it boasts many beautiful old buildings, giving it a good feel.  We wandered around, crossing roads to keep in the shade - about 30 degrees by now!  We headed for the centre of town and came across a street full of restaurants, heaving with people.  Luckily we found The Laughing Pig with a shady table for us.  The waitress (we later discovered that it was her business) was very cheerful considering the restaurant was so busy and she only had one other waitress to help her.  We enjoyed a delicious lunch, albeit a little slow........no problem with that!!!  We wandered back, dropping into Galerie Lafayette in order to purchase a little knife and board set (for the cutting of lemons/limes for Gin/Vodka tonics at our new outside bar!) then found a little mini-market for some other essentials.  Enough shopping.......siesta beckoning so back to Aphrodite for a lovely rest.  Our aperitifs were taken on the back deck to the accompaniment of a music practice on our side and a disco going on the other side......and we're trying to listening to the Coors!!!  TV still not fully functional so another DVD - good job we have loads!!
Night night!