09-25: I did get my nails done this afternoon. The lady did a nice job. She spoke no English. I speak so little French it is useless. However, with Google translate and a few phases I wrote down, we managed just fine. After that I met Stuart at Le Boudoir and we shared a sandwich but had a huge sort of sundae to follow. It was breathtaking and also delicious. If you have ever had Afogato, it was like that only huge! We planned to eat at a new restaurant tonight but we were too full after that and just had some cheese and chips. Stuart went to the store today and got a few things. Our time is growing short here and we don’t need too much. We also did laundry and played cards, that was it.
09-26: We did the usual things today but tonight we went out for a nice dinner at Cuisine Dépendance. We were headed to a tapas place but it was closed. This seems to be the case in many places that we go. Anyway, the dinner we had was delicious. Fanny says it is considered the nicest place to eat in this area. Other than the hike back up the hill after dinner, it was a perfect evening! We heard music from the organ in the church today. Even though they don’t have regular services there, they will have a service there tomorrow. It is some mass from the Pope they are streaming in to the church.
09-27: Today is farmer’s market day in Bourg. This is one of the most exciting days of the week here. Not only is the market wonderful, but the whole vibe of the area seems lively and entertaining. Our first stop was the boulangerie for some sweets. We are meeting Fanny and Paul at the wine bar at 11a and we wanted to get something to share. While Stuart waited in line there, I went to the produce and took my place in line. Here you do not wander about and pick what you want. You wait in the queue and then one of the staff picks what you point to and give any amount you want, but you do not touch the produce. It is just a different way of doing things. After that I headed to the wine bar where Stuart was waiting. We picked bottle of wine with the owner’s help. It was something to go with the pastry. Soon Paul and Fanny arrived and we enjoyed all these treats together. Paul wanted to go to the boulangerie to get something else. It was a baguette hot from the over with chorizo chopped up inside. It was very good and actually too hot to eat at first, that’s how fresh it was. They also invited us to their home for lunch. I was not feeling good with my back but we went and it was nice to see 2 of their 3 children again. They have really grown up in 2 years since we have been here. Paul cooked an entire fillet of salmon on his flat-top grill and then sauteed rice on the same grill along with onion and garlic. Their daughter made a delicious Hollandaise sauce to go with it. It was one of the best I have ever tasted, the lemon in it was scrumptious. By late afternoon we finished and bid our friends farewell. We wonder if we will ever see them again … Perhaps. We played some cards. I took a brief nap after all the wine we had today! Later we ate our leftovers from last night for dinner. It was a lovely day.
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