I often forget my age. We were out one evening, a few evenings ago, looking for a bite to eat. But it seemed most people were just drinking. Myself happened upon a place that was packed, not that most establishments weren’t, but this one also had a menu listing food and the waiter said yes they were serving. Down we sat and ordered a beer to contemplate the offerings. It soon became evident that the waiter was way too busy serving drinks. I thought I’d order at the bar. No can do. In the meantime, I’d gone to use the loo and met a young woman who insisted I meet her friend from the States. We chatted a bit, until I extricated myself from these two charming, but obviously bombed darlings. In the end, no food was to be had. But it was a quintessentially French bar, albeit for the young. Which I didn’t notice for awhile. Charlie, of course, did. We were in a Quartier of youth.
Eating while traveling is one of my biggest challenges. At home we eat late, as they do in Europe, so you’d think we’d be naturals. But somehow it doesn’t work out that way. Fortunately, there’s always bread and really good cheese. And great pastry.
Currently we are in walnut country. Had a walnut tartlett that outs pecan pie to shame.
Photos of the Dordogne area, referred to more frequently by the French as the Périgord.
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What a great post!! Definitely shades of Bruno. Please try to find some eau de vie which is made from walnuts to drink it’s supposed to be quite nice. And I hope you are going to try the pate? All of the bruno books recommend some local wine there to have with the pate but right now, I can’t remember the name of it. Let me know if you want me to look it up for you. Definitely wishing I was there with you two!
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You bet I’ll try the Vin noir, I believe he calls it. And the paté. We have some brie with truffles to try. I searched for the confluence of the Vezere and the Dordogne Rivers, which is how Martin Walker describes the town.of St. Denis. The town there is Lemueil. It’s near Les Eyzies, of the homes built into and under massive cliffs. Will check it all out tomorrow or Tuesday. Today we go to Sarlat for market. Monday, the art caves at Pêche Merle. If you can find the name of a particular paté easily that would be grand!
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LOVE the wooden carving. Could you just ship that to me for my yard please?
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On its way…but you know European post. It may get lost or take years to arrive.
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Great photos, Paula! And WOW, what a great bag!
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