Today was a wonderful day. We were invited for lunch by old and very dear friends, Guy Bensimon, Yvonne Restoix and her daughter Nelly and we met and also lunched with Guy's nephew who was introduced in such rapid French fashion that I don't know his name. But he has promised to email so I will find out his name than.
Yvonne we met almost 20 years ago when we took an Elderhostel on French cooking in a small village in SW France, Le Temple sur Lot. Part of the program included dinner with a local French family and we were lucky to be paired up with Yvonne and her husband Alain. We have kept in touch and visited here in France and in the US many times over the years. Alain died several years ago but we continue to visit with Yvonne. Nelly is works here in Paris. Guy was married to Yvonne's sister-in-law, Georgette who died about two years ago. Both Guy and Georgette became much loved friends. Guy celebrated his 90th birthday this year. So we had a grand reunion today.
We gather in Guy's apartment on a high floor of a building overlooking the Seine. What a view! We went for lunch at a Lebanese restaurant that Guy claimed is the best in Paris and after the meal I do believe he is correct the food, drinks and wine were outstanding.
We had mezza (sp?) and the dishes just kept arriving. If a dish is possible for such a meal I am sure we had it. I can't begin to describe the variety. We ate and ate and talked and ate until we were very full but then we added on every manner of middle-eastern pastry you can imagine of which I partook my full share. Who can have willpower faced with such goodies. Well, not I.
The conversation was mostly in French since only Harley and Nelly and I spoke English. I did reasonably well at understanding and speaking but I do need more exposure. Have to come back soon. How I would love to live here!
These people made us feel so at home. They are wonderful friends and we hope to see them again on our next trip to France.
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