Lordie I asked the Fr woman ahead of me in line if she was stocking up for a soirée? Non,non, just the weekly haul of Gorgonzola, Locatelli, Grana Padana, etc. She lived in MENTON, a 20-minute train ride away lucky duck 🦆
US perfect egg-shaped citrus are not lemons. Why take away the beautiful bumps?
Red-stripped zipper bag (5€)to carry stuff home
A kilo of 10-month aged Grana Padana cost 10,99€
Portable mini hand fan
Sun-dried tomatoes 🍅
Tube of anchovie paste
Jar of anchovie oil
Not shown: a slice of ricotta cheese cake from formagio.
Small pizza
2-dips of noisette/cafe gelato
A bowl of sliced watermelon.
2 hours is enough to do Ventimiglia. The train ride back to Cannes took longer. Plus on the same day the 5 1/2 hours on the non-stop Grand Vitesse TGV back to Paris = about 10+ hrs non-stop sitting. Upshot? Last Friday I was hit with sciatica. The same day I got mild food poisoning (I lost 8 pounds in 4 days..since all returned). And because things come in 3s, my French bank called. They were canceling my credit card. Suspicious online fraud activity; 5€ for car service and 10€ for bike rental. How does my bank know I don't rent bikes or hire cars? They know me better than I do 😳 This is why I've been rather quiet of late. Don't worry. I'm drawing 🎨 standing up and on the mend. PLEASE do not email me. Put any comments on the blog svp 🙏🏻 Still Ventimiglia was worth it...almost. Stay COOL PBers.TMI.Thanks for reading Parisbreakfasts. Feel free to share. If you'd like a personalized cat 😺 watercolor or Paris letters let me know🥂🍾🍒. Love❤️ from Carolg in Paris
Take care!!
ReplyDeleteI know Hélène in Cannes often hps over to Italy.
I did go..andI found the markets in Umbria and Tuscany not at all like those in Provence.Fun..but even our tavel companions at te time(Italian),said don't expect Provence in Italy.The markets they meant:).
Ha ha Italy is not Provence !
DeleteAnd Provence does not have Parmesan or Parma or anchovies
Apples and oranges.
Why ever expect another place to be similar.
The Italians are more relaxed, comical even. Of course they are.
They are Not French !!
When you travel lose your expectations SVP ❤️
Dear Carol, I hope your sciatica is much better by now- I know your pain & it's no fun. I love gelato so much I wanted to dive into your picture and the lemons make me think of Limoncello..
ReplyDeleteMuch Thanks Suki
DeleteI have to keep walking. And there is a pool with intense massage jets I go to when I can. It blasts the pain away fabulously.this is nothing like the 2011 Sciatica fortunately. But one must remain vigilant. Do exercises, walk bla bla or it will recur. There are a lot worse things.
Now I will go walk to get some ice cream ;))
PS the epicerie lady was giving out plenty of free samples of Limoncello.
DeleteNaturally I got drunk on a teaspoon of it...
Our first experience with limoncello was in Milan when the restaurant gave it to us after dinner. We had a little difficulty finding our way back to our hotel.
DeleteLove the looks of your haul!
ReplyDeleteA delicious side trip.
I could really use the portable fan here in AZ!
ReplyDeleteThe dog on the train staring at the 'Picasso' woman reading is a classic shot ����
ReplyDeletePicasso forgot to paint that one ;))
DeleteNo wait actually he did of Olga reading...
ReplyDeletehttps://www.wikiart.org/en/pablo-picasso/woman-reading-olga-1920
Great story. My daughter, granddaughter,
ReplyDeleteAnd I are flying to Italy for two weeks today!
You are such an adventuress...heading into Italy for a market...on a travel-to-Paris-day, no less!
ReplyDeleteMENTON TO VENTIMIGLIA
ReplyDeleteTo be on the road from Menton,
Driving East past the French frontier,
Down the coast past Ventimiglia,
T'is a route I hold most dear.
Yes, Menton and Ventimiglia,
I still can hear the call
From the land of Julius Caesar
To the tripart land of Gaul.
The memory of that first drive
Resides with me to this day.
I made the trip with a young girl,
It was Spring, the month was May.
Monte Carlo lay behind us,
Liguria loomed before,
On our left rose the Alpen mountains,
To our right gleamed the azure shore.
The fragrance of that morning's breeze,
Lavender, salt and sea,
And the rush of wind through my open car
Cast a siren's spell on me.
TBC
You showed remarkable restraint in the “haul” you brought home.
ReplyDeleteEverything looked so wonderfully irresistible!
Can’t get enough of your adventures
That gelato is to die for! Thanks for that shot!
ReplyDeleteI hope the food poisoning didn't come from the gelato, that would be most disappointing. Next time, on a long train ride, get up and move around every hour or so. I think they let you do that on trains. :-)
ReplyDeleteDearest ��Carol��
ReplyDeleteHopefully you're feeling much better?
And...who made the diagnosis for your back problem? Cantinflas himself?
The last thing I knew about healing from sciatica was to rest in bed for a few days and putting heat in the affected area. At least that's what the especialists at the Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière told my poor suffering French brother in law. Walking and standing up, indeed!!
Cheers!
MR