France-tastic

Having left me to suffer through a long cold winter on my own, it seems I have a lot of (literal) fair weather friends, with sofa space going rapidly at my place these days. No sooner had I waved Matt with a little lace trimmed hanky, than it was time to greet the next contingent: Camilla and Patrick, my sister and her husband.



More sight-seeing, more wine and cheese (helped by our friend the cheeseman) and duck confit, more blistered feet! Unfortunately the weather was a bit crap and the beers a bit expensive but we still managed to fit in lots of good stuff including two last crèpes and a beer in the bar/café on the cover of the guide book in the dying hours of their last day here!



Highlights for me included my first ever fondue- not just swiss, it turns out, but also a specialty of the Savoie region of France (which incidentally borders with Switzerland)! Yummy melted tasty cheese, duck deepfried at the table, a little grill to melt more cheese... I don't know if this is one of the reasons why French Women Don't Get Fat, Sarah?