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I arrived at the hotel before 3:00 p.m. Maybe I should be stopping for long lunches. I figured it had to be a pretty fancy hotel because I parked behind a Porsche with Monaco license plates. The driver and his much younger girlfriend were having a drink on the patio.

I love the view out the window of my room. France really is beautiful. I sat on the same patio as the rich Monégasque and enjoyed an apéro spritz with Compari.

I had dinner at the hotel and they surprised me. The appetizer was a selection of cold meats. There was a terrine, similar to a meat loaf. Sliced head cheese was delicious with the spicy mustard. In the jar, sliced mushrooms. You took as much as you pleased.

For my plat, I enjoyed the trout sauteed in oil. I'm not sure when I last used a fish knife. It may have been fifty years ago when I was last in Paris. After a couple of mistakes, it came back to me and I think I was successful. It was served with pureed squash and a salad.

For dessert, I enjoyed ice cream with Génépi, alpine gin. I ordered an espresso which included 3 digestifs: green melon, green apple, and I cannot remember the third after tasting them all.

The French know that food is not just for the body, but the spirit too. I become philosophical after a few drinks.Okumaya devam et