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

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Our local

We have just left Cabreret on a really rainy day and we feel quite
sad. In a short time we felt really at home. It is really beautiful,
has a great bakery which makes a walnut tart that is probably the best
tart I've ever eaten and a little restaurant called O' Louise that was
simple, cheap and delicious. For 11.50 euros you choose out of a salad/
crudités plate or charcuterie plate for entree, no choice for main
(last night it was confit of chicken with ratatouille and fried
potatoes) then a dessert which was a choice of apple tart, lemon tart,
custard tart or ice cream. Wine by the carafe for 4 euros a litre.
We need restaurants like this back home but I fear that most Aussies
are too attached to having lots of choice.
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2 comments:

  1. UnknownJune 13, 2010 at 4:27 PM

    Dear Alice
    Now it is morning I have worked out how to send you a blog message - having emailed Dad's CSIRO address last night.
    I hope your wrist isn't hurting - no doubt keeping it out of water will if the weather is as beautiful as it looks in some of the photos. Have you practised lots of French conversation? You will have so much to tell us when you come back.
    Bisous, Sally

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  2. Dorothy SteaneJune 17, 2010 at 9:14 PM

    Thank goodness there is a picture of food at last. I thought someone had hijacked your BLOG!

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