Discovering Montpellier

After leaving the Musée Fabre, we went in search of a place to have lunch. We ended up in Place Saint-Ravy at a brasserie called “Le Marvelous”. We went for the fixed price two course lunch. I had bruschetta with toasted peppers and anchovies to start and Ian had tomatoes and burrata, and we both had slow cooked pork in a three pepper sauce with new potatoes and carrots. All the food was delicious. We chose a Pic Saint-Loup red to go with the meal.

After lunch, we just wandered around the streets for a while, checking out some of the interesting stores. We went to the supermarket for some dinner supplies and then went to Lily Cakes to get ourselves something delicious and decadent for afternoon tea. Ian chose an Apricot and pistachio tart and I chose a caramel Mille-feuille. They were both very good, but not something to have too often.

We were making our way back to our apartment and came across a number of interesting stores that carried locally made products. I ended up getting myself a ‘banana’ bag (that’s what the French seem to call them) - a bum bag you wear across one shoulder and under your other arm. They are made locally in Montpellier by a young woman whose company is called Sunny Moon. There are some other wonderful Ateliers of St Roch that I will check out tomorrow.

Our area is a wonderful part of the city to wander around. Tonight we did some washing and had some Charcuterie, cheese, baguette, fruit and a bottle of white from Château Lancyre. I can’t believe it but I am also pretty much up to date with my blog.Read more