Day 9
Last day - so that means packing, a little cleanup, last minute shopping and a little sightseeing before Mariette comes to finalize everything at 6:00. Breakfast will be leftovers...
Out about 10:00 towards Cavaillon via Menerbes. On the way we saw the corkscrew museum, so we stopped in. It was nice, part of a winery, with 1300 specimens on display. Kristen liked an Eiffel Tower model, Jill a mermaid, Dave a multi-purpose tool.
Out about 10:00 towards Cavaillon via Menerbes. On the way we saw the corkscrew museum, so we stopped in. It was nice, part of a winery, with 1300 specimens on display. Kristen liked an Eiffel Tower model, Jill a mermaid, Dave a multi-purpose tool.
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After a quick look at last year's vintage aging in barrels, we skipped the free tasting - it was only 11:00 - and headed to Cavaillon.
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At LeClerc we bought enough stuff to fill a suitcase - about 3 lbs. of cheese, cassoulet, soup, small toys ,soap, clothes, etc. The girls were in their glory. Then we gassed up the car and headed home via the smaller roads.
Late lunch about 2:30 of foie gras, cheese, etc. The weather was really cold and raw - Kristen and I took a last tour of the property while Jill finished packing. Then inside for a fire and Uno. |
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Mariette called at 6:10 and said she'd be a little late, her "monster" had not awoken yet. So we started cocktails without her. She finally arrived at 7:25, our dinner reservations were for 7:30. After 12 more kisses, and some quick conversation and exchange of email addresses she was gone.
We got to Restaurant La Gare at about 8:00, only one other car in the lot. It's in an old train station, we basically had a room to ourselves. I had my best overall meal of fish stew, some kind of fish with langoustines, and a pear / chocolate sorbet thing. Jill - salad with a goat cheese profiterole and veal, same dessert. Miss K. - salad and veal and ice cream.
Back home at 10:00 and right to bed.
Day 10 >>>
We got to Restaurant La Gare at about 8:00, only one other car in the lot. It's in an old train station, we basically had a room to ourselves. I had my best overall meal of fish stew, some kind of fish with langoustines, and a pear / chocolate sorbet thing. Jill - salad with a goat cheese profiterole and veal, same dessert. Miss K. - salad and veal and ice cream.
Back home at 10:00 and right to bed.
Day 10 >>>
