friday 7th feb

Well this morning we woke to the weather promised for the beginning of the week, but thankfully did not materialise. Sleety rain and wind and cold. Yesterday I went out to two restaurants. At lunch we took our friend up to the mountain view place called The Bois Joli which has a great view and homey food. We had a Tartiflette which is potatoes bacon and roblochon cheese all cooked together which is served with a green salad and a white wine. One is told that is you do not have wine , but drink water your tummy will be revolted and you will have problems. Then C drove our guests to Bellegarde to catch the train to Paris. In the evening I went with James to a micheiin starred restaurant where the interesting menu offered some nice options. YOu could have the complete menu with 7 courses and wine for each dish.. plus complicated desserts Or you could have 2 or 3 or 4 choices from the menu with wines for each dish plus dessert. We had 2 plates. The first for me was a white fish called Bar. I am missing fresh fish terribly and when I get back to the island intend to eat quite a bit of fish. This dish came with one oyster and was cooked in a red white sauce, which was good, a few veg, and the fish was about 3 inches long. My second dish was a piece of foie gras on top of pork tenderloin in a sauce.. which was ok. the desserts came as a platter and in quite small servings you got chocolate mousse, creme brule, and others similar.. each about 3 spoons worth. It was a fun evening This evening is carnival, I thought it was the beginning of Lent but am very wrong, as Lent does not start until mid March, Easter is very late this year. But this is a precursor to Lent which is a party held by the parents of the school as a fund raiser. C is making a quiche and has had to be quite inventive about costumes. I will try and include some costumes photos.