Baume-les-Dames - L'isle -sur-le-Doubs 29 May

All set for the trip to L'iIse-sur-le- Doubs, from Baume-les-Dames, and I live in The-Höll-on- viken-by-the-Öresund!  It takes time to remember these long names but they are probably quite logical, they tell you exactly where you are. Almost like our address when we lived in Nicaragua, which was, (in Spanish) opposite the Restaurant Los Robles, two streets down second house on the left!

But first an early morning walk to see the unfinished abbey church at the convent of the nuns who followed the order of St Benoit. Unfinished because it only has one tower?

The trip today is truly beautiful.The countryside is fantastic.

We have been trying to photograph all the beautiful bell towers, but since every town has one, we have given up photographing them all. Here are some of them

And here is our mooring on the quay of quite a sad little town, L'lse etc etc. Seems like it used to be a bustling town but all the industries have closed down and it is a bit run down. But found some quaint spots.

Like these houses along the Doube River.

Reminded us of Bamberg.

We had dinner with our Swiss friends, the two gentlemen, John and Christian. Everything was closed except two pizzerias. But they served fantastic pizzas. Don't judge a book by its cover, or don't judge a towns cuisine by its appearance!