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SNOW & Sezanne

Yesterday.  Thursday.  We woke up to a day that was a bit warmer than usual, and we were happy for it after it being pretty damn freezing since we got here over two weeks ago - then by 11.30am it was raining, then around midday, the house in the vineyards reverberated with cries from Annabelle that "IT'S SNOWING"!  

Yes, snow was falling from the sky in huge flakes, and big drifts.  It was incredible.  Magical.  Surreal.  Exciting.  Funny.  Unbelievable.  

I've added a few videos of this most incredible experience of seeing snow in late April in the champagne vines, and further up the hill where it was even thicker on our drive to Sezanne for lunch.  

There was much discussion about it at "apperitif" time at Claude & Laurence's last night - we just did nibbles and champagne, and not dinner, so we could get back to packing up for the big trip to Paris today, and the big biking adventure that starts on Sunday.

SNOW. UN-FREAKING-BELIEVABLE.








Lunch at Sezanne

Sezanne is a small village with an amazing old cathedral.  Mike actually took Mum here some years ago when Mum came to visit Claude and Laurence with Mike who was in Europe to cycle the Spring Classics.  Mike said she'd loved her day out here - they had lunch, a spot of shopping, and toured the Cathedral.  So we did the same.  Love you Mum.

My lunch - pulled pork, French style, on potato - OMG DIVINE!

Mike and Lissy's lunch - beef on puree of vitelette (purple potato)

Liss and Roses in our wonderful restaurant, Flow

My dessert - bavarois of red fruits and Ruby chocolate crackling

Mike's dessert - caramel tartelette with pecans (OMG DIVINE)

Church stuff

Outside the Cathedral






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