Simple Sunday

Not Yves' house, but nice anyway, right?
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France, like Italy has what I call a national holiday each Sunday: the family lunch.  This extraordinary experience is not just mere meal.  It is a marvel that lasts for anywhere from four to eight hours.  The food and the conversation are the core of the cultural and family bonding event.  I went to Yves' house near the Erdre River to have lunch with him and his cousin Jean-Paul.  I know that the French are not keen on timeliness like monochronic Americans, so when I arrived five minutes early by bus, I just took a walk around his neighboorhood in order to not derange him too much while he was finishing up his preparations.

A walk on the Erdre to work out the intake.
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Many great hours of conversation and great food passed, with a walk on the Erdre river, and a lot learned.

More to come on this entry later as it is already late and the site did not save what I wrote - it all disappeared, and I have not the courage or strength to rewrite it all now.