Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 14, 2023 Author #126 Share Posted May 14, 2023 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruizinSusan70 Posted May 14, 2023 #127 Share Posted May 14, 2023 6 hours ago, IntrepidFromDC said: But that's my finest quality! No, your finest quality is the young lady you brought into the world, who was here after "America's Team" won their last ring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 14, 2023 Author #128 Share Posted May 14, 2023 My dinner tonight was delicious but not WOW. It is one of Dijons highest rated restaurants. I don't know if I got unlucky or what, but I'm guessing it's just that Dijon doesn't draw the chefs like Paris and Lyon do. Speaking of which, I'm off to Lyon tomorrow morning, and one day was enough for Dijon. Everything closed down before 10pm except a few restaurants, now I see why it was so hard to make a reservation this Sunday night. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 14, 2023 Author #129 Share Posted May 14, 2023 This is the same lively square with the carousel I posted a pic of earlier today. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 15, 2023 Author #130 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Main course last night 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 15, 2023 Author #131 Share Posted May 15, 2023 I'm waiting for train 2203 to Lyon. Lyon is France's third most populous city with just under 500,000, trailing only Paris and Marseille. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted May 15, 2023 #132 Share Posted May 15, 2023 5 hours ago, IntrepidFromDC said: Main course last night Veal in a mushroom cream sauce? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelkel2 Posted May 15, 2023 #133 Share Posted May 15, 2023 6 minutes ago, kwokpot said: Veal in a mushroom cream sauce? That looks delish!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruizinSusan70 Posted May 15, 2023 #134 Share Posted May 15, 2023 1 hour ago, kwokpot said: Veal in a mushroom cream sauce? I thought it was a steak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted May 15, 2023 #135 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Great start to your review, really looking forward to joining you on the trip! Thanks for inviting us along. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted May 15, 2023 #136 Share Posted May 15, 2023 7 minutes ago, CruizinSusan70 said: I thought it was a steak The photo posted of the dinner menu implies that it's veal cutlet with mushroom cream sauce, fries, and a salad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted May 15, 2023 #137 Share Posted May 15, 2023 1 minute ago, kwokpot said: The photo posted of the dinner menu implies that it's veal cutlet with mushroom cream sauce, fries, and a salad. https://content.invisioncic.com/j283755/monthly_2023_05/20230514_135709.jpg.ddf071e2719fbbf790c7dcd6e3bdb7d5.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruizinisthebest Posted May 15, 2023 #138 Share Posted May 15, 2023 When does the cruise start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Saint Greg Posted May 15, 2023 #139 Share Posted May 15, 2023 9 hours ago, IntrepidFromDC said: Main course last night Do call those French fries there? Or just fries? I feel like you need to order toast for breakfast and see what they give you. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted May 15, 2023 #140 Share Posted May 15, 2023 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Saint Greg said: Do call those French fries there? Or just fries? I feel like you need to order toast for breakfast and see what they give you. It's called pomme frites, or just frites. Literally fried potatoes. I get what you're asking about breakfast, but no, there's no such thing as French Toast as Americans know it. https://www.frenchlearner.com/culture/french-toast-in-france/ Edited May 15, 2023 by kwokpot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarnivalShips480 Posted May 15, 2023 #141 Share Posted May 15, 2023 1 hour ago, cruizinisthebest said: When does the cruise start? May 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 15, 2023 Author #142 Share Posted May 15, 2023 3 hours ago, Saint Greg said: Do call those French fries there? Or just fries? I feel like you need to order toast for breakfast and see what they give you. Pommes Frites. Funny guy. 😁🏴☠️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 15, 2023 Author #143 Share Posted May 15, 2023 1 minute ago, IntrepidFromDC said: Pommes Frites. Funny guy. 😁🏴☠️ And from what I have read, they were invented and made popular in Belgium first, not France. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 15, 2023 Author #144 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Day #1 in Lyon was lots of fun. In Roman times it was called Ldyon according to the comedic historian on the HOHO bus. Lyon, geographically, reminds me of Budapest with a hilly side on one side of the river and flat side on the other. Except in Budapest it's the Danube River and here it's the Rhone River, plus a large tributary that converges into the Rhone in Lyon (starts with "S"). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted May 15, 2023 #145 Share Posted May 15, 2023 7 minutes ago, IntrepidFromDC said: And from what I have read, they were invented and made popular in Belgium first, not France. Yes, and Moules Frites another very famous dish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 15, 2023 Author #146 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Goodbye Dijon, charming town, one day was enough. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 15, 2023 Author #147 Share Posted May 15, 2023 If I thought the hotel room in Paris was attic-funny, this one has it beat. Take steps from lobby to 1st floor, which is actually 2 floors because the floor above the lobby and reception is restaurant. Take elevator to 5th floor, get off and walk up creaky steps to 6th floor with cracked medieval crossbeams. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 15, 2023 Author #148 Share Posted May 15, 2023 French countryside is nonstop beautiful 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 15, 2023 Author #149 Share Posted May 15, 2023 The room was not ready when I first arrived so I walked around, had a yummy "typical French" sandwich and fed Tweet Tweet. "Tweet Tweet" was a European sparrow that Faith and I first met in Rome when Faith was 9. Because it looked slightly but noticably different from Mid-Atlantic sparrows we fed from our birdfeeder at home, when we saw a second one Faith exclaimed "daddy Tweet Tweet followed us!" I went with it. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 15, 2023 Author #150 Share Posted May 15, 2023 (edited) Feeding the birds my leftover poppyseed baguette while waiting for the HOHO bus, French stinkbug? Edited May 15, 2023 by IntrepidFromDC 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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