Entries from June 2009

June 27, 2009

La Gourmande – the best Crêperie in the south of France

Certainly there are a good number of Crêperies in Brittany.  However in Le Grau du Roi, there is a crêperie that is every bit as good as anything found in St. Malo or elsewhere in Brittany.
La Gourmande is not easy to find at 3, rue Etienne Bonneze (on the left bank).  In fact rue Etienne Bonneze [...]

June 21, 2009

Le Grau du Roi – marché aux poissons

One of the best things about le Grau du Roi is the food.  The restaurants are inexpensive and the fresh fish are plentiful.  If you like fish and can prepare it yourself, there are four or five fishermen selling their catch every morning along the port.  If you ask, they will clean the fish while [...]

June 12, 2009

le départ, destination le Grau du Roi

It’s the end of the first week in Jun, today we depart for Paris and connect through to le Grau du Roi in the south of France along the Mediterranean coast.  Le Grau du Roi has been a six year pilgrimage for us, its beaches and activities are a perfect detraction for our daughter and [...]

June 1, 2009

France summer 09

Beginning this week, I narrate our 4 week stay in the south of France.  The food, the beach, the lifestyle  – all as seen by Sarastro.