(This post from Provence)
Monday afternoon some of the gang drove down to Biot, another hilltown about 10 miles from Julia's home. They came back with fabulous linens and glassware made in the town and with stories that totally tempted the rest of us to check it out too!So on Tuesday we did. And bonus, it was market day! After we all yielded to temptation at the "Tissus Provençal" shop, we sauntered across the street for a blissful lunch in the sun in the town square. We all came home with red faces, in the best of all possible contexts!
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| A couple friends had the duck special |
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| A couple friends had the mixed grill of fish special |
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| I had the giant bucket of mussels with fries! |
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| The chocolate mousse |
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| The Île Flottante (meringue floating in custard with caramel sauce) |
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| A strange round stone table on one corner of the town square |
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| A fountain at the town square - when we arrived people were filling giant water containers there - must be good water! |
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| The town's war memorial |
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| Down one of the lanes bordering the town square |
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| Down another lane - click on the photo to get a larger view - in the upper left you can see a board with several holes protruding from the window - laundry on clips and hangers hangs from these holes! |
Given our big lunches, supper was a bit lighter tonight! I had made chicken stock with the carcass of Saturday's chicken, so we used it along with some veggies and the leftover rice & chicken to make a very warming and satisfying chicken soup. I made some palmiers (crispy caramelized pastry cookies) with the feuilletés scraps from Monday's apple tarts, and we picked up some ice cream at the market. Sorry, no photos, so you'll just have to trust me that we were happy diners!
1 comment:
Hi, Mariellen! I found my way to your blog!!! -Have enjoyed reading about your trip so much!!
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