What are we doing?

This has been in planning for a long time. Long service leave had to be taken, letters written to schools, bikes bought and upgraded, camping gear sorted, the vagaries of the SNCF elucidated and, of course, a whole lot of work work and housework completed.
If all goes well we will fly to Paris, train to Bordeaux then commence cycling (each on our own bike now that Noah is capable) east and south till we get to Provence 7 weeks later.
Along the way we will camp, stay in gites (one in the Dordogne and one in the Luberon), follow the market days and eat and drink very well. Hopefully the Euro crashes!
If the kids have any say, and they usually do, we will eat a pain au chocolat (chocolate croissant) each morning

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

First sit-down French meal

We stopped into a restaurant called Lou Brageirac in the old part of
Bergerac. The 15 euro menu included either potato and leek soup or
prawn and citrus salad for entree, stuffed squid with Crustacean sauce
or roast lamb with potatoes and beans for mains and blackcurrant creme
for dessert. It was really delicious. The kids said it was the best
meal they had in ages. It certainly reminded me of one of the main
motivations for cycling in France.
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  1. AnonymousMay 25, 2010 at 5:48 PM

    Happy Birthday Briony - we are thinking of you way down here in the freezing cold!!!! Hope you have a fabulous day!

    Jo and Bec

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