It was very pleasant, and I was glad we rented it for two weeks in June 2001,
after staying there for just one week in Oct. 2000.
after staying there for just one week in Oct. 2000.
This was one of the bedrooms — the one Walt and I slept in. It was comfortable. The Vélux skylight window was a good feature. It let hot air out so sleeping was comfortable. The other bedroom had a double bed. I don't even remember how that room was decorated. Cheryl seemed to like it, and so did Charles-Henry after I took her to Paris and I drove him to Vouvray to occupy it for our second week.
The furniture was pretty nice, I thought. And so was the bathroom, which separated the two bedrooms.
As I said before, we cooked meals for ourselves in the gîte's kitchen. That was more economical than eating two meals a day in restaurants. Lunch out; dinner in. One day we bought a leg of lamb (un gigot d'agneau) and roasted it in the oven. We sauteed some new potatoes. It was all very simple, and it was delicious. The leftovers made for good lamb sandwiches over the following days. We had no trouble finding good bread and wine to have with it.
We can't get lamb like you had here- it looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great meal, with excellent leftovers!
ReplyDeleteVery comfy looking gite! I actually like that wallpaper, which seems to be a popular material in France.
ReplyDeleteIt is always great when one finds a temporary place to stay and then to repeat the visit another time! Here, in USA, I wouldn't even think about preparing a big meal in a rental but in France, where the locals are used to having the necessary utensils/pots & pans to prepare something like your leg of lamb, the rentals are probably always well stocked! Lunch out and dinner in! Another advantage is one doesn't have to drive back to the rental in the dark (after a drink of wine, most likely!). In France we tried to eat in walking distance of the place or even have dinner early so we could make it back before dark (we usually were traveling in the summer or early fall so oftentimes we still had sunlight).
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