Monday, May 15, 2006

Chateauneuf de Pape



















After the slight disappointment of Orange, we were thrilled to see the little village of Chateauneuf de Pape. Just north of Avignon, it is a hillside town with the ruins of a chateau at the peak looking over the countryside of Provence. We wandered up the hill until coming to a bistro with a small terrace on the street where we could eat & Sophia could be entertained by the "goings on"around us. The lunch was exquisite! A starter of green salad with 3 fried Chevre Ravioli on top, 2 small lamb chops marinated in Provencial herbs & sauteed in olive oil served with herb potatoes and fried tomatoes, and a apple tart with vanilla ice cream for desert. All for 15 euro...
The wineries around the town were amazing, however we decided that it wouldn't be the best decision to take a very tired Sophia to try some wine tasting, no matter how good it would be for our French language, so we headed back to the esate for an afternoon of Bacci, "Jump-o-lines", football on the grass and swimming.
It's just so amazing to have dinner on the terrace, watching the sunset at 9:30, having the dogs under Sophia's highchair to pick up any of the fallen, and then watching her run until she collapses. It is a like a little bit of heaven on earth...

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