Throughout the morning everyone goes there to buy a fresh baguette or pastries which are served at lunch time. There are lots of different breads in France, but perhaps the two most popular are the ordinary baguette which is made with yeast, and the baguette traditionale which is made from a sourdough base.
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| Lovely baguettes |
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| French pastries |
The florists are not idle either because Sunday is the day of family meals and it would be very impolite to arrive with empty hands.
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| Something from the Florist |
For families the agenda is to have a late breakfast and then lunch any time after 2:00 PM. One starts with an aperitif, maybe Kir or Champagne. Kir is a popular French cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis (blackcurrant liqueur) topped up with white wine. Or, instead of an ordinary Kir, champagne can be substituted for the white wine in which case the drink becomes a Kir Royale.
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| Kir Royale |
Orange juice for the children of course, but for everyone else, peanuts, olives and little cubes of cheese to snack on. After an entree of perhaps seafood the main meal is usually meat with vegetables followed by cheese and salad and then at about 4:00 the desert is served with coffee. It is unusual for there to be an evening meal on Sundays. Although we did not follow this tradition exactly, today we went to one of our favourite restaurants, Chez Plumeau.
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| Chez Plumeau |
Just off the place du Tertre, the restaurant is much better than some of the other, more touristy, places. We had beautiful lamb shanks, a lovely rose wine and finished with a chocolate tart, espresso coffee and a shot of a very nice liqueur.
Somehow it seemed a shame to know that after that we were going home and do the ironing.
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