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Jane and
Hal's Trip to France
Summer 2005
La
Fargo
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Tuesday
- August 2 - Left Mas d'Entremont and had some cafe au lait
and croissants. Jane was not feeling well and had some tea. We then
headed west, past Arles onto Aigues Mortes in the Camargue. On the
way we stopped for some honey and tapenade at a little farm stand.
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Aigues Mortes
is a lovely walled town with lots of tourists. We had lunch (sandwich
mixte) and walked around the town a bit. Purchased some lavender sachets
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We
then got back on the highway and drove past Narbonne to get to Lagrasse,
a lovely tourist town in the middle of the Corbiers. We proceeded
to La Fargo, only to find it deserted with a sign saying they were
full but the restaurant opens at 6. We drove some down the most magnificent
scenery anywhere. Unbelievably beautiful. We headed back and waited
until about 5:55pm when Dominique Morellet showed up and showed us
to our room. We rested until dinner time around 8:30. Played with
the 500 plus satellite TV system. The YES network was listed but we
could not get it. |
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We had a lovely
dinner, starting with some Kirs and local olives. Then a wonderful
cold tomato soup (gazpacho). Then Hal had a seafood salad and Jane
had grilled eggplant. We both then had Dorade, and a bottle of local
wine. The cheese course was delicious followed by a creme brule
for Jane and chocolate mousse for Hal.
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Christof Morellet
came over to the table to serve the wine and we mentioned how much
he looks like his brother Florent. He replied that they both took
after their mother, and Florent especially did so when he was dressed
as a woman!!!! |
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Wednesday
- August
3 - We had a wonderful breakfast
of cafe au lait, toast and home made jams, including kiwi, fig and
honey. We then headed off for Lezignon (about 30km) for the local
market. It was very interesting. Not a tourist mecca, but rather a
place for the locals to shop for everything from fresh fruits and
veggies, prepared foods and clothing. It was not high end stuff but
rather indicative of a small farming region which is the Corbieres. |
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We then headed
south to see Peyrepertuse, a Cathars castle atop a mountain. We
passed through beautiful countryside where just about every possible
place had a vineyard! The Corbieres is one of the largest wine production
areas in all of France. They make up in volume what they lack in
quality! There does seem to be some movement towards increasing
the quality of the local wine - but they seem to have a long way
to go.
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We
got to Peyrepertuse and drove as close to it as we could get but decided
against the long walk to the actual castle. We then headed back to
La Fargo. |
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Dinner was
wonderful. We started with some Champagne (see wine above). Then
the wonderful gazpacho was served in a tiny cup. Hal had delicious
shrimp with a tropical fruit melange flowed by chicken satay. Jane
had lamb chops.
Dominick Morellet was a charming
hostess. We just loved La Fargo and would love to return some day.
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Francois Morellet, Florent and
Christof's father is a well known French artist. We have seen his
works in the Pompidou Center in Paris as well as at a one man show
at the Jeu De Paume in Paris. The construction/painting hangs in the
common area of the hotel. |
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We
hated leaving La Fargo, the Morellets were wonderful hosts, we had
a great time. |
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