A rather unlikely name considering the decoration … Un nom plutôt insolite vue la décoration…
Category Archives: Restaurants
Postcard from Brantôme
This will be the last postcard for a while as we are now home to stay for the rest of the summer. We stopped off on the way back in Brantôme, famous for its Benedictine abbey church and one of the oldest bell-towers in France. The second photo is the restaurant where we would like …
Outdoor Cafés are Open – Les terrasses sont ouvertes
The cafés and restaurants in France opened again today after being closed for six months – but with outdoor seating only. Unfortunately in most places the weather was not on their side. We made the most of it by having our morning coffee break in our wood shed using our Turkish platter. Jean Michel is …
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A Second Lockdown Birthday – Un deuxième anniversaire confiné
As we are still in lockdown with restaurants closed since last October, I had my second birthday at home today. We usually dine in a Michelin starred restaurant and often go away for a few days to celebrate. But Jean Michel ordered gourmet takeaway from L’Orangerie du Château that arrived in the boxes below. It …
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Lockdown #2 Phase 2 – Day 8 – Reconfinement Phase 2 – Jour 8
We celebrate four evenly-spaced events each year in a gourmet restaurant – my birthday in April, our wedding anniversary in June, Jean Michel’s birthday in October and the anniversary of our first meeting in December. This year, because of the coronavirus, we have celebrated in a restaurant only once, in June, and I managed to …
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Chez Poppy
This very inviting tea room and lunch venue in our closest village looks most inviting. We are scheduling a morning tea visit next week. Ce petit salon de thé qui est également ouvert à l’heure de midi dans notre village le plus proche semble bien sympathique. Nous allons le mettre sur le planning de la …
Covid Deconfinement Stage 2#2
Today we had our first meal out since 9th March in Crete. We had lunch at L’Orangerie opposite the castle in Blois. As you can see our table was right next to the French doors. It was most enjoyable! The Covid situation in Europe seems to be very positive so perhaps we’ll have a summer …
Covid Deconfinement Stage 2#1
Stage 2 of lockdown transition began in France today. It mainly means restaurants, bars and cafés can open (restricted to outdoor seating only in the Paris area), that there is no limitation to the distance we can travel and that school is now open at every level. Not all restaurants are ready though as certain …
Covid Deconfinement Stage 1#21
It’s rare to see the 17th century covered market in Bracieux so empty. There are usually restaurant tables which will be perfect when restaurants, bars and cafés open tomorrow as it will be easy to make sure the tables are one metre apart. Il est rare de voir Les Halles du 17ème siècle à Bracieux …
Covid Deconfinement Stage 1 #4
No I didn’t go back into the centre of Blois today. I took this photo yesterday. The Bagel Corner was more reassuring than the jewellery shop. We took a walk through the woods this after noon to avoid the cold north wind, something we haven’t been able to do for several weeks. No new deaths …