Wednesday 25 September 2013

Je suis en France!

OK, that's about the extent of my French - it's about as good as my Hindi.  

So here we are in Provence, in the South of France. The sun is shining, we are staying on a delightful converted lavender farm and I can't stop eating.  Oh the things I have been missing! All types of smelly cheeses, hams, French baguettes, fresh cream cakes and real beef steaks with frites.  It's heaven!  

We passed through Aix-en-Provence on the way to our cottage, stopping at a farmer's market.  I took so many photos of wonderful French delicacies - images that I can drool over when I'm back in Mumbai (not to say that I am not already missing curry, dhal and chicken malai kebabs of course!)

Here is a little 'taster' of what I have been suffering...


Wonderful salamies


The biggest mushrooms you have ever seen! (Ceps)



Nougat

Not sure the vegetables can beat Pali market - but so good to have fresh, clean salad
Pots of chocolate
Freshly hewn lavender - so fragrant!
Colourful macaroons - although I doubt they can surpass Mumbai's very own Le15 Patisserie


Pain au chocolat, croissants, etc


No-one does a tart like the French!


Adorable packaging for these sweets

More colour - traditional Marseillaise soaps
French cheeses for breakfast (I think a little mouse may have been down in the middle of the night to have a nibble at them ;)

Come back later when I will be posting pictures of our cute Provencal cottage...it's so beautiful here!

Thanks for stopping by my little piece of heavenly France.

4 comments:

  1. Mmm ... making me very hungry and just a little envious! Would love to know where you are staying as we are always looking for nice places to stay in France.
    M x

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    1. Hello Vintage Jane! Please see my next blog post...all the details are there. I can recommend it, it was a really lovely stay. x

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  2. MMMM!! Let me live vicariously through you!! Would trade kebabs for steak frites anytime!

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