Bonsoir! This is Alex checking in with a guest editorial. Today we rode 60 miles from Forges-le-Eaux to Bennecourt. The weather was perfect and the roads smooth. In the morning we chanced upon a Farmer's Market in Gournay-en-Bray. I bought some delicious seafood paella and proceeded to immediately demolish it. This provided sufficient fuel for the remaining ~40 miles.
Arriving in Bennecourt, we descended a steep road overlooking the Siene. I had not realized how white cliffs line the river here, creating a beautiful frame. Our accommodations for the night is a B&B which happens to be featured in the Claude Monet painting "On the Bank of the Seine, Bennecourt". The B&B is the brown building, and our room is the one with the large rectangular window (bottom left). Kinda cool!
Our B&B host is a lovely man, Alain, who unsurprisingly appears to be extraordinarily knowledgeable about Monet and his history. Sadly, we will not be visiting Monet's house and garden this trip, but look forward to it another time. Alain recommended a local Chinese restaurant, which we visited and ordered 5 dishes to share between us. The server asked if we wanted any "baguettes" with our meal, which I emphatically replied "Oui", hoping for extra calories. When he returned with two pairs of chopsticks, I was a bit disappointed, although they were still very useful! Learning new words every day!
Au revoir for now.
-Alex
Very interesting guest editorial Alex! And really cool B&B. Also very impressed with the volume of food you guys ate!
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve, I think the other patrons were impressed as well!
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I love all the farmers markets you two have found! And so cool about staying in a place that’s in a monet painting :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Alex for taking over for the day!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great story about your B&B. Bon appetit!
ReplyDeleteI’m jealous of the seafood paella! That sounds delicious, and so does the Chinese food with or without the baguettes.
ReplyDeleteVery cool stay, Monet’s gardens are on my bucket list! :)
- Jaidyn
great to see father son bonding. Cheers Sohaib!
ReplyDeleteHi Sohaib. That's right... nothing better than touring with my kids. I'm trying to coax my daughter, Emily into joining me next :). You will be fully moved to Boise by December? See you soon, Sohaib!
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