Lunch In Honfleur

 Despite the breeze and chill, we ate lunch outside in Honfleur last week.  At least it was bright and sunny!  I had a cup of cider and Andreas had water.  It's nice, now. Most places you can get tap water in France.  It used to be they'd only sell you bottled water.  The tap is free, and comes in cute bottles.  We shared a cheese plate.  Andreas discovered that he doesn't like Pont L'Eveque cheese.  He liked the others, though.  I had a buckwheat crepe and remembered why I don't like buckwheat.... Andreas liked the omelette under his fries very much.  It was stuffed with bacon and cheese.  The fries were crisp and hot, too.  I had a (better) crepe for dessert, as it came with my menu.  No more buckwheat for me! I've learned that I don't like it.

Spring-y Ornament

 It's a Christmas ornament, really!  It even has reindeer and trees.  It's just done in tropical colors....

Napoleonic

A beautiful napoleon from a bakery in Deauville.  Isn't it pretty?  It tasted good, too.  The cream had more body than usual and didn't taste like vanilla pudding.

Starting A Third Frond

The third leaf begins to appear.  I hope things continue to feel like they're moving forward quickly.

Last Dinner In Paris

 Sunday night, before leaving for Normandy in the morning, we went to a local bistro.  It was about a block from our hotel and had a lot of people there for a Sunday evening.  I had a carafe of rose wine; Andreas had a hamburger.  He was surprised by how good the fries were.  My dinner was a hamburger patty with an egg on top.  It was not overdone and tasted good.  The atmosphere was pleasant, if a bit loud from the table of (American) college students in the corner.

My Part's Done

I'm finished with my part of the block for Alice.  I added motifs this time, and I hope that she likes what I've done.

Dinner In The Latin Quarter

Since the air show was somewhat of a bust with the cold and the rain, we decided to go downtown for a bit on the Saturday evening.  While there, we had lunch at a little French restaurant and I discovered that Andreas loves raclette, something I didn't know before.  While he had all that cheese and pork on potatoes, I had an onion soup and beef bourgignon.  The soup was wonderful on a cold and drizzly day, but the stew's meat was dry and overcook, so somewhat of a disappointment.  The photo at the end is the restaurant front.  Andreas, by the way, enjoyed his raclette immensely despite not being able to finish it.