Gardens and more

After Monets garden decided to try a local restaurant reccommended by Helene-over the street from our door. Rocked up at 630too early dinner started at 815! Delightful staff who knew a little English and with my french managed to sort out what the dishes were-lovely cooking-Dale had raw salmon in sesame oil-v good while I chose the vela cutlet with saladandchutney of pearsetc.Entrees were prawns done in hili and coriander and pate campagne served from a giant pot- as much as you wanted!I hd strawbwrries with basil and Dale had tiramisu for dessert. All for 24e per head plus wine and water cost-terrific cooking so we went back last night after visiting Versailles (more later)
Versailles is stillfabulou-more open than last time we were there-amzing opulence everywhere-no wonder the peasants were poor!
Hikedat least 10k to petite and grande trianon and the arm where M Antoinette played at being normal-very cute place away from the big palace. Had animals there and locals can visit farm and gardens free-lots of grannies with little ones.Gorgeous cool fine day again.-perfect!Arrivd home 7 ish after seeing the amazing sight across the river of 1000 Scots waving flags etc playing bagpipes following a double decker bus along the edge of the river- a soccer match on that night against France!Truly a scary noisy sight( Scots won )Possiby intimidated the opposition with their wild noisy crazine!
Off to Cher Bibi again. Ordered the raw fish entree then the beef casserole type dish- cevich ws great- lime juie marinated fish with oriander and veges.Dale had pupkin and ginger soup which was also good.Beef asserole ws slow cookedblack looking with spicyundertones yum! Lots of it. D ordered mash with his and I a green sald ( a good move as it turned out)Full fter mais we couln't resist oering tarte tatin (apple pie) just to see what it was like. Big tactical error as we were soo full and we didn't need much breakfast this morning! Off to quai dorsay and louvre today and marmottan to see the Monets in the next session with a boat cruise thrown in - tomorrow our last day then off to the country!