Saturday April 11, 2026 Vienne France

By Ellen Outten

 

Gorgeous strawberries 

Today, the weather was beautiful and we decided to ignore the included walking tour to the Roman Amphitheater.  As Wayne would say, you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all.   And I’ve seen a bunch.  So, being Saturday in Vienne, it was market day and they boast the second largest outdoor market in all of France.   

So off we set, crossing the Rhone on the pedestrian bridge beside our ship and up into town to the market.  

There were lots of vegetable stands and equally as many fromage and charcuterie stalls.    Cheeses normally separate stands from the meat stands.

There were also lots of clothing, and shoes and then there were the roasted chickens.

But the highlight was, for me, the vegetable stands.  The produce looks amazing.  So what you’re going to see pictures of are the produce stands.

Forefront light yellow is Endive

Chard.  Or I’m guessing Swiss chard 


Some really big artichokes here in France 

Radishes to die for

We finally figured out these black things are turnips

Even bigger artichokes 

The size of these peppers, you can’t
quite see just how big they are 

Meats and cheeses 

Cheese only
Pumpkins 

Olives olives olives

Hanging sausages

Amazing amount of strawberries 

Bettiann found a patisserie and we went in for a much deserved snack

My tart aux citron. Lemon tart.

The patisserie outside window with the gorgeous breads

And then our walk back to the ship for lunch.  , 6,600 steps later we’re on board for a sail to Tournon this afternoon.

Our walk back to the ship





We sailed this afternoon and managed to avoid 99% of the rain.  The sail from Vienne to Tournon-sur-Rhone was really pleasant.  

Dinner was with two nice couples so all in all, a good day of travel.

Tomorrow we leave the ship on a train ride, narrow gauge through a wilderness.  I think it’s the French term for national park only accessible by this train.  










Comments

  1. AnonymousApril 11, 2026 at 7:38 AM

    The market was a great choice! Pix were wonderful! E.

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  2. AnonymousApril 11, 2026 at 12:36 PM

    Sounds and looks like y ou had a great day!!! Now on to more adventures! Can’[t wait to seee the pics

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  3. AnonymousApril 11, 2026 at 1:09 PM

    Looks like you’re having a great time! - Maureen

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