Louis requested his birthday espresso machine at breakfast and I caved.
11 am - said good-byes to our lovely air bnb hosts, Caroline & Guido & our charming apartment at Lombardstraat 81. Here is Louis in the backyard.
The two lowest windows on the peach building were ours.
12 pm - We crossed the border into France, just like that! No border patrol, no fanfare, just a little sign.
Two more hours to go til Abel & Lucette's!
As we were saying goodbye to Caroline, I told her we took many of her restaurant recommendations, including Chez Francois. She said they always go there for celebrations and special occasions. I realized that Wedneday, the day we were was the anniversary of the day we met 11 years ago. We were celebrating and we didn't even know it. Happy anniversary to us!
We got in to Abel & Lucette's around 5. Louis was sleeping so we finally woke him at 6. Lucette had prepared soup, fish, and potatoes for Marcelle.
Lucette served port as an aperitif, a quiche with chives, grated carrot & tomato salade (I learned she uses a minionette so we need to try that), veal with a mushroom sauce and steamed potatoes and salad with a St. Emilion Bordeaux, a huge cheese plate (Roquefort, Morbier, a Sheep's Milk cheese and 1 new ones I didn't get the names of), finished with strawberries from Abel's garden. Louis ate 3 or 4 plates of strawberries. Abel & Lucette couldn't believe how fast he inhaled them. Lucette is such a good cook. Dinner was deeee-lish!
Did you give up blogging? Hope you guys are having fun.
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