Day 9 Finally Shops were open

I'm  not sure what happened to my last post.  The formating was wonky.  Hopefully,  this one comes out correct.  If not, be sure to scroll to the right to see the pictures. 

Lynda tried to get another sunrise shot, but it wasn't as dramatic as the othrer one she took.  We had a yummy breakfast as usual and then got ready for our tour of Tournus. 

We ere fortunate to be the only ones in the gentle walkers group.  Simon, out guide, was very knowledgeable and really let us set the pace as we wandered the streets and lanes of the town.  There are many narrow passages that connect streets.  It really is a maze at times.  As in the other towns, the buildings are a mixture of very, very old and then some newer structures had used parts of older structures.

The Abbey of Saint Philibert was especially interesting.  They had a mural in the Tourist office that showed what the Abbey and all it's buildings and the town looked like ages ago. 

Lynda was happy as she finally got to explore some of the insides of the shops.  Of course  there were purchasing opportunities.  It was a good thing that Simon was there to help interpret some of Lynda's questions as one shop owner spoke no English at all.

Lunch was good and afterwards,  Marianna, the Cruise Manager, told us about the process for disembarking at the end of trip. After the explanations, Howard attended a wine talk and Lynda worked on the blog while watching the scenery as we cruised up the river.  By the end of the cruise,  we will have gone  through  17 locks.  The captain maneuvers the boat expertly.  There is only about 1 foot, on each side of the boat, between the boat and the locks.  The balls of green which you see in the trees are actually  mistletoe. 

Tonight is the Farewell Dinner so it was time  to dress up a little  for dinner.

After a full meal, we skipped the French singer and decided to get off our feet.  Lynda's feet were swelling up from not only all the walking, but from eating too much lox and  bacon at every breakfast. The salt content got to her.

Cheers, 

Toot and Teaser