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  • May 2025
    • May 26, 2025 A bucolic San Anselmo morning walk - Riding the new Liberty Gulch Trail - Old Spokes Visit San Francisco - Wynton Marsalis at Oakland's Paramount Theatre - Views from Tiburon - May 2025 May 26, 2025
    • May 20, 2025 San Francisco - Day trippin' while doing chores. May 13, 2025. May 20, 2025
    • May 5, 2025 Road Trip - Joshua Tree National Park (JTNP), Cambria and Carmel Valley, but mostly JTNP - April 2025 - Part II May 5, 2025
  • April 2025
    • Apr 17, 2025 Road Trip - Paso Robles, Joshua Tree Nat'l Pk., Palm Springs,Cambria & Carmel - March/April 2025 - Part I of II Apr 17, 2025
  • March 2025
    • Mar 23, 2025 N.Y.C. - Manhattan & Brooklyn - Feb. 2025 - 2nd of 2 posts Mar 23, 2025
    • Mar 12, 2025 An interlude. A Return To This & That In the San Francisco Bay Area - February 2025 Mar 12, 2025
    • Mar 4, 2025 N.Y.C. - Manhattan & Brooklyn - Feb. 2025 - 1st of 2 posts Mar 4, 2025
  • February 2025
    • Feb 6, 2025 Morocco VIII - Olinto to Casablanca Feb 6, 2025
  • January 2025
    • Jan 29, 2025 Morocco VII - Marrakech to Ouirgane, Olinto & the Imil Valley; trekking & lunch at a Berber family home. Jan 29, 2025
    • Jan 12, 2025 Morocco VI - Marrakech Jan 12, 2025
  • December 2024
    • Dec 29, 2024 Morocco V - Road trip Skoura to Marrakech with a stop at Atlas Studios & then for pizza! Dec 29, 2024
    • Dec 21, 2024 Morocco IV - A visit to the Erg Chebbi on the far western edge of the Sahara Desert then a road trip skirting the southern edge of the High Atlas Mountains to Skoura. Dec 21, 2024
    • Dec 12, 2024 Morocco III - Meknes to Merzouga Desert Camp. Egg Chebbi - October 2024. Dec 12, 2024
  • November 2024
    • Nov 30, 2024 Morocco II - Volubilis & Meknes, October 2024 Nov 30, 2024
    • Nov 22, 2024 Morocco I - Rabat & Fes Nov 22, 2024
    • Nov 18, 2024 New York City- A Quickie - Return from Morocco & Departure back to SFO - November 2024 Nov 18, 2024
    • Nov 13, 2024 Special Morocco 12 nights & 13 days, October into November 2024; a slide show sans explanations. Nov 13, 2024
  • October 2024
    • Oct 24, 2024 Two days in Brooklyn & Manhattan before flying off to Morocco. Oct 24, 2024
    • Oct 23, 2024 Prospect Hts./Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn wakes up. Oct 23, 2024
    • Oct 19, 2024 Manhattan/Brooklyn - V Oct 19, 2024
    • Oct 13, 2024 Manhattan/Brooklyn - IV - A Circle Line cruise around Manhattan Island Oct 13, 2024
    • Oct 6, 2024 Lake Tahoe - A visit for bicycling - Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, Spooner Lake, Marlette Lake & the Flume Trail - Sept. 18-22, 2024 Oct 6, 2024
  • September 2024
    • Sep 29, 2024 Manhattan/Brooklyn - III Sep 29, 2024
    • Sep 21, 2024 Manhattan/Brooklyn- II Sep 21, 2024
    • Sep 15, 2024 Manhattan/Brooklyn - I Sep 15, 2024
    • Sep 9, 2024 Corte Madera Lions EV & Classic Car Show - Sept. 7, 2024 Sep 9, 2024
    • Sep 4, 2024 "Ready, Willing & Able" - Going to Work & At Work In N.Y.C. - August 2024 Sep 4, 2024
  • August 2024
    • Aug 19, 2024 A San Francisco Experience - August 7th, 2024 Aug 19, 2024
  • July 2024
    • Jul 9, 2024 An appreciation of the Vallée de la Drôme & the village of Saoû; between the Alps & Provence - March 2024. Jul 9, 2024
  • June 2024
    • Jun 16, 2024 Address #'s , mailboxes & entrances - Numéros d'adresse, boîtes aux lettres et entrées - Paris, La Vallée de la Drôme & Saoû, France - March 2024 Jun 16, 2024
    • Jun 9, 2024 Art, objets d'art, signs, graffiti...France, March 2024 Jun 9, 2024
  • May 2024
    • May 26, 2024 Lights, Lighting, The Light & The Shadows - Paris et La Vallée de la Drôme, France - March 2024 May 26, 2024
    • May 11, 2024 Getting Around - Automobiles, Trucks, Motorcycles, Scooters, Bicycles, Taxis, & Feet - France - March 2024 May 11, 2024
  • April 2024
    • Apr 29, 2024 People & clothing - La Vallée de la Drôme, France - March 2024 April 26, 2024 Apr 29, 2024
    • Apr 23, 2024 Food, including restaurants, pastry shops & markets - Paris et La Vallée de la Drôme, France - March 2024 Apr 23, 2024
    • Apr 17, 2024 Architecture - Paris, La Vallée de la Drôme & Saoû, France - March 2024 Apr 17, 2024
    • Apr 7, 2024 People & Clothing - Paris, France - March 2024 Apr 7, 2024
  • March 2024
    • Mar 13, 2024 Sir Francis Drake Blvd Corridor Rehabilitation Project. Mar 13, 2024
    • Mar 10, 2024 Berkeley - The Cal campus & the Claremont Hotel - March 7th, 2024 Mar 10, 2024
  • February 2024
    • Feb 29, 2024 N.Y.C. VII- A Medley of Quintessential, Iconic New York City - December 25th, 2023 - January 8th, 2024 Feb 29, 2024
    • Feb 21, 2024 N.Y.C. VI - Workers - December 25th, 2023 - January 8th, 2024 Feb 21, 2024
    • Feb 15, 2024 N.Y.C. V- Art, Graffiti, Signs -December 25th, 2023 - January 8th, 2024 Feb 15, 2024
    • Feb 9, 2024 N.Y.C. IV - People - December 25th, 2023 - January 8th, 2024 Feb 9, 2024
    • Feb 1, 2024 N.Y.C. III- Visits to Eight Museums - December 25th, 2023 - January 8th, 2024 Feb 1, 2024
  • January 2024
    • Jan 26, 2024 N.Y.C. II - Food - December 2023/January 2024. Jan 26, 2024
    • Jan 20, 2024 N.Y.C. Architecture December 25, 2023 - January 8, 2024 or "With Changes Upon Changes We Are More Or Less the Same." Jan 20, 2024
    • Jan 10, 2024 Sicily VI - Taormina - May 2023 Jan 10, 2024
  • December 2023
    • Dec 29, 2023 Sicily V - Scicli & Siracusa - May 2023 Dec 29, 2023
    • Dec 20, 2023 Going Local - Food Fun & MG Adventure On Nomi's Birthday plus Ross, Kentfield & side trips to Berkeley again & again... Dec 20, 2023
    • Dec 13, 2023 Sicily IV - Agrigento to Villa Romana del Casale (Piazza Armerina) to Caltagirone to Ragusa with a day trip to Modica. April-May 2023. Dec 13, 2023
  • November 2023
    • Nov 19, 2023 This & that: Biking with the Old Spokes in Richmond across the Bay Bridge to Treasure Island; Downtown Berkeley & the Chase Center for GG Warriors basketball with a brawl. Nov 19, 2023
    • Nov 12, 2023 N.Y.C. (Well, mostly Manhattan with a touch of Brooklyn) - Architecture - May 2023 Blog VI in the series. Nov 12, 2023
    • Nov 2, 2023 Jackson Hole, WY: Grand Teton & Yellowstone Nat'l Parks & Jackson, WY - October 2023 Nov 2, 2023
  • October 2023
    • Oct 15, 2023 N.Y.C. - Looking Up, Down, In, Out, Above & Under the Streets - May 2023 Oct 15, 2023
    • Oct 6, 2023 Sicily III - Agrigento, Valley of the Temples & Punta Grande Scala dei Turchi. Oct 6, 2023
  • September 2023
    • Sep 24, 2023 Workers N.Y.C. - May 2023 Sep 24, 2023
    • Sep 17, 2023 Sicily II - Cefalù, Castelbueno, Racalmuto - April 2023 Sep 17, 2023
    • Sep 7, 2023 West Marin - A Coastal Idyll - August 2023 Sep 7, 2023
  • August 2023
    • Aug 26, 2023 Art, murals, graffiti, signs...of N.Y.C. - May 2023 Aug 26, 2023
  • July 2023
    • Jul 29, 2023 Take me out to the ball game! Jul 29, 2023
    • Jul 19, 2023 Sicily Ib - Palermo e Isola di Ustica - April 2023 Jul 19, 2023
    • Jul 14, 2023 Sicily I - Palermo - April 2023 Jul 14, 2023
  • June 2023
    • Jun 13, 2023 New York City - Food & Drink - May 2023 Jun 13, 2023
    • Jun 8, 2023 Saoû & Département Drôme - Avril/Mai 2023 Jun 8, 2023
    • Jun 2, 2023 New York City - People - May 2023 Jun 2, 2023
  • May 2023
    • May 21, 2023 "You have arrived at your destination. Now, how to exit the station... or 'Get me outta here!'" May 21, 2023
    • May 17, 2023 "Awaiting, getting on the train & the ride." May 17, 2023
  • April 2023
    • Apr 29, 2023 Sicily - quick pics without comment - Palermo, Ustica, Castlebuono, Cefalù, Raculmuto & Agrigento. More to come... Apr 29, 2023
    • Apr 10, 2023 "Subways - Now On the Platform; Elevated or Subterranean" Apr 10, 2023
  • March 2023
    • Mar 31, 2023 "Subways - Going Down Or Up" Mar 31, 2023
    • Mar 27, 2023 Berkeley, CA - Boichik Bagels food adventure - March 18, 2023 Mar 27, 2023
    • Mar 22, 2023 "Subways - Underground & Elevated." Mar 22, 2023
    • Mar 13, 2023 Berkeley, CA - A walk along Shattuck Avenue & Walnut Streets - March 8th, 2023. Mar 13, 2023
  • February 2023
    • Feb 26, 2023 Beer, beer, beer, it makes you want to cheer. Feb 26, 2023
    • Feb 7, 2023 Beer here! Feb 7, 2023
  • January 2023
    • Jan 27, 2023 Workers I- "I'm taking what they giving 'cause I'm working for a livin'." by Huey Lewis and the News Jan 27, 2023
    • Jan 10, 2023 Females & Fashion - Part I January 2023. Jan 10, 2023
    • Jan 4, 2023 Wet, Rainy Marin County & A Fun Food Adventure to Berkeley - December-January 2022-2023. Jan 4, 2023
    • Jan 1, 2023 Males & male fashion - An oxymoron? Part I Jan 1, 2023
  • December 2022
    • Dec 20, 2022 "High. Hello. Welcome." A little of San Francisco, Marin County's Chileno Valley & Berkeley - Dec. 15, 16, 17, 2022 Dec 20, 2022
    • Dec 11, 2022 N.Y.C. (B'klyn & Manhattan) Park Slope, Kips Bay, Murray Hill & a quest for pizza. “If thou tastest a crust of bread, thou tastest all the stars and all the heavens.” Nov. 2022 Dec 11, 2022
    • Dec 3, 2022 N.Y.C. (B'klyn & Manhattan) "Don't think twice, it's all right" - Williamsburg, Top of the William Vale & views of N.Y.C. at sunset - Nov. 2022 Dec 3, 2022
  • November 2022
    • Nov 27, 2022 N.Y.C. (B'klyn & Manhattan) "IF YOU WERE HERE ID BE HOME NOW" or "YOUR SHIVA WE DELIVER" - Crown Hts., Pier 25 & Hudson River Park, Greenwich Village, Court Street - Nov. 2022 Nov 27, 2022
    • Nov 18, 2022 "pursue your happiness" - A visit to Wellsboro, Pennsylvania - October-November 2022 Nov 18, 2022
    • Nov 13, 2022 Brooklyn - October 2022 - The Adventure Continues Nov 13, 2022
    • Nov 9, 2022 Brooklyn, New York - Oct. 2022 "When autumn leaves..." Nov 9, 2022
  • October 2022
    • Oct 17, 2022 A San Francisco Treat - Old Spokes Climb Twin Peaks In San Francisco - Oct. 15, 2022 Oct 17, 2022
    • Oct 13, 2022 Biking - Incline Village & Flume Trail, Lake Tahoe Sept. 29 - Oct. 2, 2022 Oct 13, 2022
  • September 2022
    • Sep 26, 2022 "Almost Heaven, Marin County..." - Biking West Marin - Old Spokes to Pt. Reyes Sta. Sept. 23, 2022 Sep 26, 2022
    • Sep 18, 2022 Old Spokes ride from Marin County to the new Tunnel Tops park & for lunch at the Mission Rock Resort Sep 18, 2022
    • Sep 13, 2022 Corte Madera Lions EV & Classic Car Show Sept. 10, 2022 Sep 13, 2022
    • Sep 3, 2022 "In a world where you can be anything - Be Kind" Sep 3, 2022
  • August 2022
    • Aug 27, 2022 Brooklyn Visit II August 2022 - "SPREAD LOVE IT'S THE BROOKLYN WAY" Aug 27, 2022
    • Aug 21, 2022 Brooklyn Visit August 2022 - "IF YOU LOVE ME DO IT EVERY DAY" or "NEW YORK EDGE" Aug 21, 2022
  • June 2022
    • Jun 23, 2022 "A dirty MINI isn't neglected. It's experienced." or "Ho-Made Pies Just Ahead" - Scenery, Signs, Food & People Seen Along the Way On A Road Trip to Nat'l Parks. May 2022. Jun 23, 2022
    • Jun 9, 2022 "But it's a dry heat...!" - Vistas, Signs, Food & People In Our 2,462 Mile Road Trip - Part I Jun 9, 2022
  • May 2022
    • May 30, 2022 "YOU CAN DRIVE..." A Road Trip to Nat'l Parks - Vehicles & Automobilia Observed Along the Way - May 2022 May 30, 2022
    • May 12, 2022 Greenwich Village - Who needs to go to Paris when you can get coffee service like this in Greenwich Village? May 12, 2022
    • May 10, 2022 Sunday (not Saturday) in the park - DUMBO & The Brooklyn Bridge Park - April 2022 May 10, 2022
    • May 8, 2022 "April come she will..." Paul Simon - Walking North Bedford Stuyvesant with MAS & Crown Hts. May 8, 2022
    • May 3, 2022 N.Y.C. - 2022 "April gave us springtime and the promise of the flowers" Three Dog Night May 3, 2022
  • April 2022
    • Apr 8, 2022 Cawfee (coffee) and... Apr 8, 2022
  • March 2022
    • Mar 25, 2022 Food Field Trip - Squabisch in Berkeley, Along Solano Ave., Albany, & Pacific East Mall (99 Ranch Market), Richmond, CA March 20, 2022 Mar 25, 2022
    • Mar 13, 2022 The M.G. Owners Club (MGOC) visit to the Oakland Aviation Museum February 26, 2022. Mar 13, 2022
    • Mar 6, 2022 A Walk in the Northbrae Neighborhood of Berkeley Feb. 23, 2022 - "Who knew?" Mar 6, 2022
  • February 2022
    • Feb 25, 2022 "Automatic weapons for civilians?" Oakland (Mountain View Cemetery), Berkeley, Albany (Solano Ave.) - Feb. 22, 2022 Feb 25, 2022
  • December 2021
    • Dec 26, 2021 Berkeley, CA Dec. 16, 2021 Dec 26, 2021
    • Dec 18, 2021 Food Field Trip - Hawai'ian adventure a few miles from home & textiles in metal - Dec. 9. 2021 Dec 18, 2021
    • Dec 13, 2021 Chinatown, San Francisco Dec. 7th, 2021 Dec 13, 2021
  • November 2021
    • Nov 29, 2021 Food Field Trip & Berkeley - November 2021 Nov 29, 2021
    • Nov 15, 2021 "When One Door Closes, Another Door Opens" - Summer into Fall 2021 Nov 15, 2021
  • October 2021
    • Oct 24, 2021 "NO TRESPASSING - TENANTS - AND THEIR GUESTS...ONLY" Or "There's a big hole in the sidewalk that someone is going to fall in to." - N.Y.C. Finally Revisited October 2021 Oct 24, 2021
    • Oct 18, 2021 Views to Write Home About - N.Y.C. Finally Revisited October 2021 Oct 18, 2021
    • Oct 16, 2021 "Life In Its Poetic Form" - Clinton Hill to B'klyn Navy Yard -N.Y.C. Finally Revisited October 2021 Oct 16, 2021
    • Oct 14, 2021 Alive At Green-Wood Cemetery - N.Y.C. Finally Revisited October 2021 Oct 14, 2021
    • Oct 11, 2021 Venturing Into Manhattan,: Union & Madison Sq. Pks., the High Line, & Chelsea - N.Y.C. Finally Revisited October 2021 Oct 11, 2021
    • Oct 10, 2021 Off to Coney Island & Manhattan - God Bless America - N.Y.C. Finally Revisited October 2021 Oct 10, 2021
    • Oct 6, 2021 N.Y.C. Finally Revisited Oct 6, 2021
  • June 2021
    • Jun 17, 2021 Food Field Trip to Little Italy & Chinatown San Francisco or, "Too much of a good thing can be wonderful" Mae West - Sunday May 18, 2021 Jun 17, 2021
  • April 2021
    • Apr 7, 2021 "I'm experiencing life at 55 WTF's per hour" Apr 7, 2021
  • March 2021
    • Mar 14, 2021 Breakfast Club Rally - Terra Linda to Marshall with Scott as co-pilot/navigator - March 13, 2021 Mar 14, 2021
  • February 2021
    • Feb 9, 2021 Scraping the sky with sorrows. Feb 9, 2021
  • January 2021
    • Jan 23, 2021 A rainbow of hope... Jan 23, 2021
    • Jan 14, 2021 Observing while meandering around at the end of 2020 into 2021. Jan 14, 2021
  • December 2020
    • Dec 22, 2020 Support Your Local Bikeshop(s) - Marty's Bicycle Chronicles Volume III Dec 22, 2020
    • Dec 3, 2020 November 2020 - Not straying far from home. Dec 3, 2020
  • November 2020
    • Nov 5, 2020 Marty's Bicycle Chronicles Volumes I & II - Put Some Fun Between Your Legs &, The Beginning. Nov 5, 2020
  • October 2020
    • Oct 17, 2020 The smoke has cleared, for a while... Oct 17, 2020
  • September 2020
    • Sep 15, 2020 CHANGED CONDITIONS AHEAD Sep 15, 2020
  • June 2020
    • Jun 15, 2020 Yield, It's More Fun - Winding Down? "Keep hope" Jun 15, 2020
  • May 2020
    • May 9, 2020 What to do...? Enjoy where we are & explore. May 9, 2020
  • April 2020
    • Apr 17, 2020 "Look Around" - A Photo Journal in the Time of COVID 19 - Some days in April 2020. Apr 17, 2020
    • Apr 5, 2020 "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" Meandering around & appreciating our the neighborhoods in these times - March 23rd to April 3rd, 2020. Apr 5, 2020
  • March 2020
    • Mar 28, 2020 Why travel great distances & leave Marin County? - 63 Miles on a VESPA LX 150 - February 24, 2020. Of course now we're really limited. Mar 28, 2020
    • Mar 20, 2020 "Multiple Boulders" or Signs That You Are On Maui & Hawai'i - January/February 2020 Mar 20, 2020
    • Mar 2, 2020 Earning And Spending A Buck - People & Tourists of Maui & Hawai'i - January/February 2020 Mar 2, 2020
  • February 2020
    • Feb 25, 2020 HEY LOOK...A MENU! - Eating & Drinking Our Way Thru Maui & Hawai'i - January /February 2020 Feb 25, 2020
    • Feb 23, 2020 Sunrise/Sunset gently roll the days in Maui & Hawai'i Feb 23, 2020
    • Feb 16, 2020 Flora & Fauna of Maui & Hawai'i Island - January-February 2020 Feb 16, 2020
  • January 2020
    • Jan 17, 2020 A few days spent in San Francisco & Berkeley Jan 17, 2020
  • December 2019
    • Dec 30, 2019 N.Y.C. - A Halloween visit, following the adventure in Pennsylvania. October 2019 Dec 30, 2019
    • Dec 17, 2019 A San Francisco Morning - Photographically Speaking - Photos taken & visits to the Leica & Fraenkel galleries. Dec 17, 2019
    • Dec 4, 2019 Bicycle Commute On Foot Dec 4, 2019
  • November 2019
    • Nov 26, 2019 Arizona - Oak Creek Valley, Sedona, Hiking, Jerome, & Anthem - November 2019 Nov 26, 2019
    • Nov 10, 2019 "Let Freedom Ring" - Philadelphia - October 2019 Nov 10, 2019
  • October 2019
    • Oct 27, 2019 Back to School - N.Y.C. - August- September 2019 Oct 27, 2019
    • Oct 20, 2019 Another Roadside Attraction - Southern Tier N.Y.S. August 2019 Oct 20, 2019
    • Oct 18, 2019 "Fumaroles" - Niagara Falls & Surroundings August 2019 Oct 18, 2019
    • Oct 14, 2019 The Finger Lakes & Rochester N.Y. "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" August 2019 Oct 14, 2019
    • Oct 7, 2019 Thickly Settled - A Visit to The Berkshires in Western Massachusetts - August 2019 Oct 7, 2019
  • September 2019
    • Sep 28, 2019 Up, Up & Away With TWA Sep 28, 2019
  • August 2019
    • Aug 17, 2019 N.Y.C. -June-July 2019 Aug 17, 2019
    • Aug 15, 2019 A Weekend in New York City - July 2019 Aug 15, 2019
  • January 2019
    • Jan 30, 2019 "OY!" or "YO!" N.Y.C December 2018 - January 2019 Jan 30, 2019
    • Jan 30, 2019 San Francisco Neon Walking Tour - Tenderknob - January 2018 Jan 30, 2019
  • December 2018
    • Dec 13, 2018 San Francisco Neon Walking Tour Chinatown Dec. 1, 2018 Dec 13, 2018
  • February 2018
    • Feb 5, 2018 We arrived with the blizzard of January 2018. Feb 5, 2018
  • November 2017
    • Nov 8, 2017 NYC - Oct. 2017 - Caged in but building up, uP, UP. See how many cranes and cages you can find. Nov 8, 2017
  • September 2017
    • Sep 11, 2017 Eating our Way through the Northwest Sep 11, 2017

Food, including restaurants, pastry shops & markets - Paris et La Vallée de la Drôme, France - March 2024

April 23, 2024

Folks have been asking, “What about the food in France?” I had other blogs that I planned to publish before this one. But the demanding ones need satisfaction.

This is a long blog as there was a lot of food to sample in France.

Some might know that I am more partial to beer than wine as a alcoholic beverage. But when in France, both were local & superb. My penchant for eclairs as a pastry will become clear in the blog. Unfortunately, I was usually so full from delicious meals that I had no room for an eclair as dessert or a snack, goûter. I had to satisfy the craving with photographs. Now as I look at them, I get hungry.

 Our first lunch in Paris.  We remembered the  Marché Couvert Saint-Germain a few blocks from our hotel.  We returned to Sathees where we had eaten the previous year.   This time we had tartines; Harengs Marinés, Betterave, Hourous et Rosbeef..

Our first lunch in Paris. We remembered the Marché Couvert Saint-Germain a few blocks from our hotel. We returned to Sathees where we had eaten the previous year. This time we had tartines; Harengs Marinés, Betterave, Hourous et Rosbeef..

 Nomi had read about Café du Clown, “Coffee shop, Café de spécialité et pâtisserie” in the newsletter of noted chef & cookbook writer, Dorie Greenspan.  It was in the Marché Saint-Germain a few doors down from our lunch at Sathees.

Nomi had read about Café du Clown, “Coffee shop, Café de spécialité et pâtisserie” in the newsletter of noted chef & cookbook writer, Dorie Greenspan. It was in the Marché Saint-Germain a few doors down from our lunch at Sathees.

Marché Alimentaire Saint-Germain.

Marché Alimentaire Saint-Germain.

 Getting ready for Easter with  a profusion of chocolates.   The following week, at the Chocoleterie Frigoulette - Baeaufort sur Gervanne, we saw a woman hand rolling the chocolate Easter eggs in foil.

Getting ready for Easter with a profusion of chocolates.

The following week, at the Chocoleterie Frigoulette - Baeaufort sur Gervanne, we saw a woman hand rolling the chocolate Easter eggs in foil.

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Chez Nous - wine bar near the Pont Neuf.

Chez Nous - wine bar near the Pont Neuf.

Chez Nous; worth the walk.

Chez Nous; worth the walk.

Chez Nous.

Chez Nous.

Hôtel de l'Abbaye, petit-déjeuner (breakfast).

Hôtel de l'Abbaye, petit-déjeuner (breakfast).

Marché Raspail on ALLÉE SONIA RYKIEL.

Marché Raspail on ALLÉE SONIA RYKIEL.

Marché Raspail on ALLÉE SONIA RYKIEL.

Marché Raspail on ALLÉE SONIA RYKIEL.

Marché Raspail on ALLÉE SONIA RYKIEL.

Marché Raspail on ALLÉE SONIA RYKIEL.

 NE PAS TOUCHER, merci.  DON’T TOUCH, please.  Marché Raspail on ALLÉE SONIA RYKIEL.

NE PAS TOUCHER, merci.

DON’T TOUCH, please.

Marché Raspail on ALLÉE SONIA RYKIEL.

Marché Raspail on ALLÉE SONIA RYKIEL.

Marché Raspail on ALLÉE SONIA RYKIEL.

Marché Raspail on ALLÉE SONIA RYKIEL.

Marché Raspail on ALLÉE SONIA RYKIEL.

Marché Raspail on ALLÉE SONIA RYKIEL.

Marché Raspail on ALLÉE SONIA RYKIEL.

 He didn't want his photo taken.  I managed to coomunicate in French & sign language that I'd just photograph the food.  Marché Raspail on ALLÉE SONIA RYKIEL.

He didn't want his photo taken. I managed to coomunicate in French & sign language that I'd just photograph the food.

Marché Raspail on ALLÉE SONIA RYKIEL.

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L'Etoile Berbere Specialité Couscous.

L'Etoile Berbere Specialité Couscous.

L'Etoile Berbere Specialité Couscous.

L'Etoile Berbere Specialité Couscous.

L'Etoile Berbere Specialité Couscous.

L'Etoile Berbere Specialité Couscous.

 All those choices of desserts.  We were charged only for the ones we had selected.  L'Etoile Berbere Specialité Couscous.

All those choices of desserts. We were charged only for the ones we had selected.

L'Etoile Berbere Specialité Couscous.

 Hot dogs & BUD.  A new fad in Paris.  We noticed it several other times.  Marché des Infants Rouges.

Hot dogs & BUD. A new fad in Paris. We noticed it several other times.

Marché des Infants Rouges.

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After much flâneuring, a much needed rest.

After much flâneuring, a much needed rest.

 Down the block from our hotel. We walked by many times & it looked so inviting but the pizza didn’t match the ambience.   Pizza Chic.

Down the block from our hotel. We walked by many times & it looked so inviting but the pizza didn’t match the ambience. Pizza Chic.

A restaurant along the Rue de Grenelle.

A restaurant along the Rue de Grenelle.

 So many choices of eclairs.  I had the one on the left not the 17.90e “Eclair à parteger!”   (to share).   SOPHIE Lebreuilly.

So many choices of eclairs. I had the one on the left not the 17.90e “Eclair à parteger!” (to share).

SOPHIE Lebreuilly.

SOPHIE Lebreuilly.

SOPHIE Lebreuilly.

 Tasted as good as it looks.  SERGENT GARCIA  3 Place Rio de Janeiro,   Latin American Restaurant Mezcaleria, Bar & Lounge.

Tasted as good as it looks.

SERGENT GARCIA

3 Place Rio de Janeiro,

Latin American Restaurant Mezcaleria, Bar & Lounge.

 Cuisine  kitchen  in Le Musee Comte Moïse de Camondo.

Cuisine kitchen in Le Musee Comte Moïse de Camondo.

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 A reprise of Nate’s second place prize winning soup in the Saoû competition held a few weeks earlier.

A reprise of Nate’s second place prize winning soup in the Saoû competition held a few weeks earlier.

 Boulangerie L'Atelier du Pain de Saoû.  The Artisanal Bakery / Pastry Shop of Saoû.

Boulangerie L'Atelier du Pain de Saoû.

The Artisanal Bakery / Pastry Shop of Saoû.

Boulangerie L'Atelier du Pain de Saoû.

Boulangerie L'Atelier du Pain de Saoû.

Gîtes de Chantebise on our patio.

Gîtes de Chantebise on our patio.

 Montélimar.

Montélimar.

 Montélimar. Note the limonade’s name, "Pschitt."

Montélimar. Note the limonade’s name, "Pschitt."

 Montélimar, a village known for it’s sweets, especially the nougat.

Montélimar, a village known for it’s sweets, especially the nougat.

 George Harrison’s “Savoy Truffle” came to mind. It was inspired by Eric Clapton’s love of sweets.   “   Creme tangerine and Montélimar A ginger sling with a pineapple heart Coffee dessert, yes, you know it's good news       But you'll have to have t

George Harrison’s “Savoy Truffle” came to mind. It was inspired by Eric Clapton’s love of sweets.

“Creme tangerine and Montélimar
A ginger sling with a pineapple heart
Coffee dessert, yes, you know it's good news

But you'll have to have them all pulled out
After the Savoy truffle
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 Maison DULAC - Chocolatier Pâtissier Traiteur, in Montélimar.  We did some damage here & I was given one of these cookies as a treat.  It hit all the right notes!

Maison DULAC - Chocolatier Pâtissier Traiteur, in Montélimar.

We did some damage here & I was given one of these cookies as a treat. It hit all the right notes!

 Saoû - Luigi's Tuesday night pizza.

Saoû - Luigi's Tuesday night pizza.

Maison Lalibela, Saoû.

Maison Lalibela, Saoû.

 When Celine, of Gîtes de Chantebise,  heard that we were headed for Miramonde, she suggested that we stop first in Marsanne & go here for lunch.  Not only was it great but when we got to our destination of Miramonde, there were no restaurants op

When Celine, of Gîtes de Chantebise, heard that we were headed for Miramonde, she suggested that we stop first in Marsanne & go here for lunch. Not only was it great but when we got to our destination of Miramonde, there were no restaurants open yet, for the season.

Les Auberistes Café Restaurant Marsanne en Drôme Provençale.

Les Auberistes Café Restaurant Marsanne en Drôme Provençale.

 Les Auberistes Café Restaurant Marsanne en Drôme Provençale.  Very common table setting  style en Drôme Provençale.

Les Auberistes Café Restaurant Marsanne en Drôme Provençale.

Very common table setting style en Drôme Provençale.

 Moussolina de carottas au miel et épices et  Sauté de veau à l'ail et basilic.  These ubiquitous bread baskets are supplied by the French government.  Les Auberistes Café Restaurant Marsanne en Drôme Provençale.

Moussolina de carottas au miel et épices et

Sauté de veau à l'ail et basilic.

These ubiquitous bread baskets are supplied by the French government.

Les Auberistes Café Restaurant Marsanne en Drôme Provençale.

 Les Auberistes Café Restaurant Marsanne en Drôme Provençale.  Merci Celine!

Les Auberistes Café Restaurant Marsanne en Drôme Provençale.

Merci Celine!

Les Auberistes Café Restaurant Marsanne en Drôme Provençale.

Les Auberistes Café Restaurant Marsanne en Drôme Provençale.

Maison Lalibela, Saoû.

Maison Lalibela, Saoû.

The Land of GERUANNE, of light and limestone - picnic spot - sandwich from Boulangerie L'Atelier du Pain de Saoû.

The Land of GERUANNE, of light and limestone - picnic spot - sandwich from Boulangerie L'Atelier du Pain de Saoû.

Chocoleterie Frigoulette - Baeaufort sur Gervanne.

Chocoleterie Frigoulette - Baeaufort sur Gervanne.

“Our story begins in the small village of  Beaufort-sur-Gervanne , in the heart of the  Vercors Regional Natural Park .  At the end of the pretty little road that winds its way out of the village is our  organic and fair trade chocolate factory  whose name sings of the scrubland that surrounds it: Chocolats Frigoulette.”

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Chocoleterie Frigoulette - Baeaufort sur Gervanne.

Chocoleterie Frigoulette - Baeaufort sur Gervanne.

Chocoleterie Frigoulette - Baeaufort sur Gervanne.

Chocoleterie Frigoulette - Baeaufort sur Gervanne.

L'épicerie de Saoû.

L'épicerie de Saoû.

L'épicerie de Saoû.

L'épicerie de Saoû.

 The market welcomes you on Saturday mornings, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. ,  in the centre of the village.  Le marché vous accueille le samedi matin, de 7h00 à 13h00 ,  dans le centre du village.  Saoû.

The market welcomes you on Saturday mornings, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the centre of the village.

Le marché vous accueille le samedi matin, de 7h00 à 13h00, dans le centre du village.

Saoû.

Boulangerie L'Atelier du Pain de Saoû.

Boulangerie L'Atelier du Pain de Saoû.

Boulangerie L'Atelier du Pain de Saoû.

Boulangerie L'Atelier du Pain de Saoû.

La Fontaine Minerale Cafe Restaruant.

La Fontaine Minerale Cafe Restaruant.

La Fontaine Minerale Cafe Restaruant.

La Fontaine Minerale Cafe Restaruant.

The beginning of a 3 hour lunch at La Fontaine Minerale Cafe Restaruant .

The beginning of a 3 hour lunch at La Fontaine Minerale Cafe Restaruant .

 La Fontaine Minerale Cafe Restaruant .  We had eaten here last year.  It was nice to return.

La Fontaine Minerale Cafe Restaruant .

We had eaten here last year. It was nice to return.

La Fontaine Minerale Cafe Restaruant .

La Fontaine Minerale Cafe Restaruant .

La Fontaine Minerale Cafe Restaruant.

La Fontaine Minerale Cafe Restaruant.

The end of a 3 hour lunch at La Fontaine Minerale Cafe Restaruant .

The end of a 3 hour lunch at La Fontaine Minerale Cafe Restaruant .

The end of a 3 hour lunch at La Fontaine Minerale Cafe Restaruant .

The end of a 3 hour lunch at La Fontaine Minerale Cafe Restaruant .

 Goûter de l'après-midi.  Afternoon snack.

Goûter de l'après-midi. Afternoon snack.

Maison Lalibela, Saoû.

Maison Lalibela, Saoû.

Maison Lalibela, Saoû.

Maison Lalibela, Saoû.

L'Épicerie, de Saoû.

L'Épicerie, de Saoû.

 Purchased at L'Épicerie, de Saoû.  I had them at home in Marin. The bottom one was good but top one was meaty, really tasty & “Responsibly Fished - Approach controlled by an independent body.”

Purchased at L'Épicerie, de Saoû.

I had them at home in Marin. The bottom one was good but top one was meaty, really tasty & “Responsibly Fished - Approach controlled by an independent body.”

Picnic with Nate made sandwiches duing a hike.

Picnic with Nate made sandwiches duing a hike.

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Maison Lalibela, Saoû.

Maison Lalibela, Saoû.

Maison Lalibela, Saoû.

Maison Lalibela, Saoû.

 Le Commerce Café - Brasserie, Montélimar.  It looked inviting from the outside.  We were not disappointed.

Le Commerce Café - Brasserie, Montélimar.

It looked inviting from the outside. We were not disappointed.

Le Commerce Café - Brasserie, Montélimar.

Le Commerce Café - Brasserie, Montélimar.

Le Commerce Café - Brasserie, Montélimar.

Le Commerce Café - Brasserie, Montélimar.

Le Commerce Café - Brasserie, Montélimar.

Le Commerce Café - Brasserie, Montélimar.

 Le Commerce Café - Brasserie, Montélimar.  Le plat du jour.

Le Commerce Café - Brasserie, Montélimar.

Le plat du jour.

Le Commerce Café - Brasserie, Montélimar.

Le Commerce Café - Brasserie, Montélimar.

Le Commerce Café - Brasserie, Montélimar.

Le Commerce Café - Brasserie, Montélimar.

 L'Institution by Escobar, Montélimar.  Check out those eggs, lower right.

L'Institution by Escobar, Montélimar.

Check out those eggs, lower right.

L'Institution by Escobar, Montélimar.

L'Institution by Escobar, Montélimar.

Maison Lalibella, Saoû.

Maison Lalibella, Saoû.

Maison Lalibella, Saoû.

Maison Lalibella, Saoû.

Raclette at Maison Lalibella, Saoû.

Raclette at Maison Lalibella, Saoû.

Boulangerie L'Atelier du Pain, Saou.  The selections keep changing with the aeason

Boulangerie L'Atelier du Pain, Saou. The selections keep changing with the aeason

 Our last meal in Saoû.  Le Saint Thiers Café-Brunch-Boutique, Saoû.

Our last meal in Saoû.

Le Saint Thiers Café-Brunch-Boutique, Saoû.

 Mylene was kind enough to have a salad made up for me with out the charcuterie.  Le Saint Thiers Café-Brunch-Boutique, Saoû.

Mylene was kind enough to have a salad made up for me with out the charcuterie.

Le Saint Thiers Café-Brunch-Boutique, Saoû.

Le Saint Thiers Café-Brunch-Boutique, Saoû.

Le Saint Thiers Café-Brunch-Boutique, Saoû.

Chas. de Gaulle Airport (CDG).

Chas. de Gaulle Airport (CDG).

 Quite a selection of teas at CDG.

Quite a selection of teas at CDG.

CDG

CDG

United Airlines to SFO.

United Airlines to SFO.

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