…is always a delight, even from the passenger seat of a rental car. I am continually mesmerised by what I see, touch, taste and feel. My senses are alight, my heart full and happy.
By the time we arrived to our destination on Saturday night, it was evening, the forest was dark and quiet, the village streets were sleeping…
Location… val d’amour
Highlights on the evening menu…
l’heure de l’apéro… champagne, gougères au fromage…
entrée… arbois blanc – cuvée béthanie,fish terrine, vegetable terrine…
dessert…champagne, choux à la crême patissière…
The … mean there was plenty, plenty, plenty in between, but these dishes were my favourite this particular night. I drank and ate alot that evening, and woke up the next day feeling wonderful, not a hang over in sight. Oh the French, aren’t they wonderful lovers of all the good things in life…
Yes, the French do seem to have their priorities aligned in a way that promotes a good quality of life…for sure. Your trip sounds lovely, Pia… Thanks for sharing some of its highlights here.
-maria
October 15th, 2009 | #
Yes!
October 15th, 2009 | #
third picture down is gorgeous…like a painting.
October 15th, 2009 | #
Sigh. YOu make me homesick for rural France (and the food, of course the food!)
October 15th, 2009 | #
what a lovely weekend! France is such a beautiful country, but the weather in Spain is a bit better!! It is still summer in Madrid!
October 15th, 2009 | #
That is because “the rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain”. But I long to visit rural France again …it’s been too long! Thankyou for sharing Pia. You describe the perfect evening.
October 16th, 2009 | #
I’m droooooling thinking about your delish menu! I’m so happy that you were able to enjoy such treats!!! Gorgeous pictures! It’s nice to watch the world go by on a roadtrip, huh?
October 16th, 2009 | #
Lovely pictures8
the colors are really beautiful!
October 16th, 2009 | #
Pia! stop immediately talking about France this way!! I am not gonna go back there anytime soon (at least not before Christmas 2010), and just reading about all this food makes me …. oh, well… salivate in front of my screen. And I CANT do anything about it 🙁 no more cheese in the fridge, and not even a bottle of wine to indulge…
November 5th, 2009 | #