Today we visited some of the little villages in this area called Var.
The weather was perfect and John and his friend Vaughan decided to ride there and Marg, Rose and I drove.
We stopped in Salernes first and sat in the sun for a coffee admiring the view and the weather. Then we walked though the markets and bought food for dinner. Found the most beautiful looking fresh artichokes so thought we could manage something nice with them.
We continued our drive towards Tourtour and starting winding up the mountain. It's a small hill town and the hills a covered in autumn trees blazing in red and gold. We passed the cycling men labouring up the hill and gave them an encouraging wave as we whizzed by.
We arrived via a vary narrow street controlled by lights as two cars can't pass. Parked in the main piazza or Place as they are called here. It's a vy pretty space with the usual cafes but has a vy lovely garden area overlooking the view down the valley.
We wandered around the streets and chose a place for lunch. It was a clear blue day but a little chilly so decided to sit indoors with a view through the windows!
After eating beautiful duck confit and a glass of Rose we walked around the village and up the hill to the church and lookout. It's a gradual climb through grassed area filled with picnic tables indicating just how busy it must get in summer.
We took a few photos then headed for home and the cooking of the artichokes.
I decided to google and you tube the " how to " and Margaret and I set about cleaning and preparing them. It w a bit of work but oh my the results were worth it. We loved them.
This was followed by risotto with Chanterelle mushrooms. Yum
To bed feeling happy and a little sad a tomorrow is my last day.
The weather was perfect and John and his friend Vaughan decided to ride there and Marg, Rose and I drove.
We stopped in Salernes first and sat in the sun for a coffee admiring the view and the weather. Then we walked though the markets and bought food for dinner. Found the most beautiful looking fresh artichokes so thought we could manage something nice with them.
We continued our drive towards Tourtour and starting winding up the mountain. It's a small hill town and the hills a covered in autumn trees blazing in red and gold. We passed the cycling men labouring up the hill and gave them an encouraging wave as we whizzed by.
We arrived via a vary narrow street controlled by lights as two cars can't pass. Parked in the main piazza or Place as they are called here. It's a vy pretty space with the usual cafes but has a vy lovely garden area overlooking the view down the valley.
We wandered around the streets and chose a place for lunch. It was a clear blue day but a little chilly so decided to sit indoors with a view through the windows!
After eating beautiful duck confit and a glass of Rose we walked around the village and up the hill to the church and lookout. It's a gradual climb through grassed area filled with picnic tables indicating just how busy it must get in summer.
We took a few photos then headed for home and the cooking of the artichokes.
I decided to google and you tube the " how to " and Margaret and I set about cleaning and preparing them. It w a bit of work but oh my the results were worth it. We loved them.
This was followed by risotto with Chanterelle mushrooms. Yum
To bed feeling happy and a little sad a tomorrow is my last day.
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