Photographs of the special lunch

A very special lunch...

Memorable dining in Isles de Sorgue

Today we were going to go to a near by town to see the Abbey and some heritage gardens but the girls had had their heads together and it had been decided to take me to this very attractive town built around rivers channeled through it and referred to as the Venice of Provence.
The difference was here the water was clear and running naturally.
I was taken to a Michelin Star restaurant on the banks of the Sorgue River and spoilt by Justine with a four course lunch with Max and her mother, and son Swan.
The setting was very relaxing and a most attentive waiting staff who were very know led able about the food options.
We had such lovely food served with local wine. Each course was amazing. I had to take a photo of each course to show how beautifully presented it was and original. The main course for instance was a most succulent piece of pork served with black pudding sauce, rhubarb and strawberries sounds odd but it worked.
With coffee there were little delectable morals to finish the meal, even though we had had dessert. It took me along time to process all that food.I did not eat until the following day!
We had a very long lunch, just as well I had got out earlier and walked around the river banks to see the famous bridge according to the song, Sur le Pont....and used up a few calories.
Later we had a walk around the town itself which had lots of arty exhibits and old heritage buildings dating back centuries.
There were a lot of antique shops along the river with garden staues, water features and objects de art that were very tempting.Just as well there is a luggage limit.
We had to be back in town by five so I could walk to the railway station close to Justine's place to catch the train. The girls packed me onto the right train and off I went to Marsailles.
The trip back to London was an easy one but it took a long time by plane, train and tube so it was after midnight by the time I reached Number 10. Louise had waited up for me so it was a nice reunion at a very late hour.....

Another day in Paradise. .....

The attractions of Avignon continue. The weather is still very hot and about 34 degrees. Abde was busy painting and doing up Justine's interior rooms so they are undergoing a transformation. He has also plastered the bathroom and the hallway and cleaned out the pool.

We spent a lot of Tuesday hanging out at home, watching Abde work while sipping tea on the outdoor courtyard and discussing what might be a good show to go to.
By the time decisions were made there were no tickets left for that one but we did manage to get seats for Monsieur Choufleuri,a French farce deemed to be suitable for non speaking French persons to enjoy.

We sorted out my train tickets to get to the airport on Wednesday and then had a wander around some of the festival displays.

One installation captured my interest. It was a requiem to the lost sock. Everybody has them!!! They even had a sack hanging at the bottom corner for donations to re-unite the lucky ones.

Anyway the play was great .I could understand little as it was all in French but it followed the farce format so you knew the goodies and the  baddies and the father rejecting the suitor etc but what was so good was the music and acting.A top performance and very skilled, a delight to watch.
Justine had a friend, Max coming for dinner so we had Quiche Lorraine, a very French dish and Justine made a cherry dish, Choulet I think it might be so again we ate well and talked until late.
Max is an interesting young woman, once married to a Morrocan but now single with a very handsome son,Swan who was also captivated by Pokemon.I see a cartoon in the ODT so it must be the craze at home too.Max is American but schooled in France and she and Justine are going to run English speaking classes in the new term.