Delicious Dijon & other great news for girls.

Maille Mustard Original

Food- glorious food!  And that sums up Dijon.  Yes, it is where Dijon mustard originated & it's still going strong- in every conceivable flavour.  It can be bought- & we can seriously vouch for this- in flavours that range from cognac through to chocolate & every flavour in between, including fruits and spices and herbs- flavours not sold in any other part of the world- a bit like Lindt chocolate, but that's a story for future times.  The ancient truck is a symbol here of all things marvellously mustard.

We also visited Les Halles, the food market. There is one in every major town and we visited another yesterday in Troyes but I wasn't game to take photos.  However, I decided to go for broke today & can now share some fabulous photos of food. 

 We are staying at the Holiday Inn while we are here & couldn't believe the food.  We ate in both nights because the food and the presentation were just unbelievable- lots of ideas for Mikaela and I to try out in the holidays when we're together again.

Anyone for olives?

Every conceivable cheese & more

A good European mix

And now for the really good news.  There is life after size 42!  I have living proof and it's here for you to see for yourselves.  Mind you, the stuff still isn't an excellent fit- due chiefly to the fact that even French women don't seem to have the same thunder thighs that I do, but the facts are there- I checked them out.  Here you go! You just have to go to the right shop- heaven forbid that these sizes would be cosied up with anything smaller, but for we girls who are not wee, it's possible to dress like the French-just not in French labels, however!

Off to the Black Forest tomorrow.  Will be interested to see if we can actually get Black Forest Cake there.  Might be like a friend of ours who is/was very keen on Mongolian Lamb.  When he visited Mongolia on a business trip some years ago he asked in several restaurants for Mongolian Lamb only to be told, much to his great disappointment, that there was no such dish in Mongolia!  Will let you know if the same is true of the Black Forest Cake in the Black Forest.