By popular request Because ColdBear asked.
Hmmm. What can I tell you? So far Allan and I haven't traveled to exciting places or taken too many photos. We have taken walks around town, talked an awful lot, cooked simple but delicious meals, and spent time at the local café yesterday (where I worked on editing my brother's thesis and Allan read Harry Potter 6). In fact, we went there for coffee (+thesis and book) after lunch today and stayed for an hour or so. Early this evening we went back there for more reading, work and a couple of draft beers. And we ate dinner there as well.
For a very reasonable price, we had a four-course meal. (Well, we stretched a three-course meal by sharing the fromage ou dessert option. Allan got cheese and I got dessert--raspberry mousse, yum--and we shared). For starters (or l'entrée, in French), Allan had and I had a seafood platter, with raw oysters, bulots (sea snails), shrimp and langoustines. For the entree (plat principal), he had duck confit and I had dos de sandre. Both were served with lightly seasoned, tender vegetables. Then came the cheese course. We had a choice, and since we were sharing, our waitress let us choose four kinds instead of three. We enjoyed slivers of camembert, roquefort, Rouy and Mottin charentais. (I've looked for links for Rouy and Mottin -- not much is out there, but apparently Mottin is popular in Japan. Who knew?)
As I said, we shared a creamy raspberry mousse for dessert, and finished our bottle of Domaine du Taillant, a local award-winning red wine. Coffee was served, and by that time we were the only people left on the restaurant's balcony.
Tomorrow we're going to Rochefort.
And now for something completely different:
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