Lovely lunch today. I did a bigger review on Yelp. Pictured here is one of my all-time favorite dishes... cornichon! Seriously, in some of the more classic bistros they still set out a little stoneware pot with tiny pickles in them. Usually this has some pate with it which this did but I missed it in the photo, doh!

Anyway, great little spot at 5 rue de la Munutention. If you are touring Trocadero, the Eiffel Tower perhaps, or anywhere in the 16th this is a good little lunch spot. You can get a lot worse food around Trocadero and the ambience here was great. Other than an Italian trio next to us (did they have an etranger ghetto?) everyone else was distinctly French.

For our anniversary this year we cycled 80 km from Paris to this lovely chateau. This is a place I have never heard mentioned before. I think for non-locals it's just far enough away that a trip to Paris wouldn't justify the time in a car. For locals perhaps it's too close, if you have a weekend you can get to the beach or the coast. But for an overnight trip, especially on bikes, this was lovely.

Couple of photos from a trip to Cassis. I had to work and so couldn't make it but the family looks like they had fun. Best part had to be K playing his guitar along the seawall.

Small delay getting out the door today. We're off to explore the beaches of Normandy with Bill & Sharon. Should be perfect weather: cold and rainy! Just like a family from Seattle usually holidays:-)