Monday, July 14, 2008

Wed 9 Jul- 'Jardins de l'Albarede' near St. Cybranet

Wed 9 Jul- finally a beautiful day! After coffee on the terrace, we went to visit the 'Jardins de l'Albarede' near St. Cybranet. The GPS guided us, and fortunately we saw the garden on the way, just outside St. Cybranet. It is a smaller, more rustic garden, but nice with emphasis on kitchen herbs and food plants; and plants that can grow in the difficult soil and weather conditions of the area (the plants there were doing quite well). There was a nice panorama walk, with a great view of the surrounding countryside.
We had lunch we went to a countryside restaurant 'Auberge des Chateaux', which had a nice view of the chateau: 'salade verte aux noix' (green salad with walnuts); 'salade Provencale' (chef's salad); grilled beefsteak with mushroom sauce and garlic potatoes, a pitcher of white house wine; total E31. It warmed up to 30 C, so we teturned to the chateau and relaxed.
Had a beer and some tomatoes (really good around here) on the terrace and watched a hot-air balloon launch.

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