Pre-trip work!

 April 15, 2025   French Lunch in Vence

After our regular morning bakery run, we enjoyed a group journaling session. Time gets away from us and we had some catching up to do before the memories dim.

Craquelin (pronounced cracklin') the way they make it in Vence. Very delicious!

Apricot pastry.

Studious writers!

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After our fruitful journaling session, Rod, Collin, Simon, and I walked into town for a genuine French lunch at Restaurant Le Michel Ange. Paul and Clare weren't feeling adventurous. The lunch menus in Italy and France offer a few select menu items, not as big as the entire dinner menu. We ordered four different dishes and passed them around so we all got to taste them.

Outside Restaurant Le Michel Ange

The meat plate had sausage, chicken, pork, potatoes, etc.

Veal filled ravioli in a cream sauce.

A seafood platter, baked potato, carrot, zucchini, etc.

Meat balls, red sauce, noodles, with bread on the side.

House wine, and lots of parmesan! 

Inside Restaurant Le Michel Ange. There is double the seating when you count the tables outside on the sidewalk. It wasn't warm enough to sit outside.

After lunch, we called Paul and Clare to meet us to go souvenir shopping as our time in Vence was growing short. When we had "souvees" (as the kids have dubbed them) in hand, we returned to the Airbnb for a marathon-three-card-game competition, Swoop, 7up/7down, and Hearts. I was all time winner! That never happens! This girl was on FIRE! I should have taken a picture of the scores. 😠

Around 4pm, we walked back into old town Vence, inside the wall, and had crepes and a banana split. We took a last look at some of our favorite bits of town and watched two more episodes of One Piece.

Outside Aglaglace, the crepe/dessert place.

The decor inside looked like the Artic.

Simon's crepe had orange marmalade, alcohol, and candied oranges. The alcohol was STRONG and he regretted his choice.

Collin's crepe had honey, almonds, hazelnuts, and roasted pistachios. 

Rod and Clare had the Lemon crepe; lemon marmalade, lemon caramel, and candied lemons.

Paul and I shared a banana split; chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla ice-cream.

Arches in old Vence.

Giving goodbye snuggles to the 500 year old tree in old town.