We started early morning at 8.30 am to catch the train to Limoges. We were in 1st class compartments. There was an annoying lady in the compartment. She was objecting to a dog and to Ravi's loud talking on the phone. We had purchased some salads,bread and ham and we ate that on the train. We boarded at 10 am and reached Limoges at about 2 pm. We were served some brioce which is a type of cake. For dinner there was a sumptuous spread of cauliflower soup, fish, vegetables, cheese, coconut flan without sugar, coffee.
Every meal was so well cooked and delicious. There was a egg mimosa where eggs were boiled, yolk removed, the white filled with home made mayonnaise and the yolk was powdered by hand and spread on the whites. Mimosa is a delicate flower and the eggs were. delicate and delicious. There was chicken in a creamy sauce, cooked greens, mushrooms; the next day there was a delicious dish made of big chunks of radish, carrots, zucchini, tomatoes without skin, and whole onion pierced with cardamom. Flavored with Herbs like thyme, rosemary, chives from the garden....
We had taken some gifts like alcohol, fruits, material, scarves for Purni's inlaws and David and Noami.
They also gave us some expensive wine, teas...
Michelle and Jean Claude work a lot in the garden. They have an apple tree, pear trees, cherry tree... They had salad leaves, lot of potato plants, cabbage and cauliflower growing in their garden.
Jean is 80 and he picked us up and dropped us back at the railway station. Though he had prostrate cancer and underwent chemotherapy he has a healthy lifestyle
We visited the St Etienne church in Limoge that took 600 years to build. It's a catholic church. It had solid pillars and stained glass. It was a beautiful church with a beautiful garden at the back.
We visited a thrift store in Limoges which has genuinely cheap stuff. We bought a number of things there and wished we could buy more.
The colony where Michelle and Jean have their house has a small private woods. We had a walk in the woods and the area which has beautiful houses with picturesque gardens.
It was a wonderful stay at Limoges with good company, good food and good stay. The weather was warm and good as well.
On the day we were to leave Limoges Florent gets a call that a pipe broke in their house in Puteaux resulting in flooding. The building authorities managed to open the house and suck out the water. Both Purni and Flo were worried
We said our good byes and started from Limoges. On the way back we had a train to Putier and were to catch our train to Paris from Putier. But there was a mishap. The train had a technical glitch and stopped on the way. After a long wait the railway authorities arranged buses to Putier and since almost everyone on the train were heading to Paris and had missed their connecting train, the sncl railway authorities arranged a special train for us from Putier and also free meals.
It was quiet a turn of events, especially on top of the flooding of the apartment. We reached Paris by about 10.30 pm and booked an uber to Puteaux, reaching around 11 pm.
It was with trepidation that we entered the flat. The floor of the hall and saloon was damp and the wooden tiles were starting to puff up.
We were leaving the next day to Marseilles so we had no time. Purni folded clothes that were drying and we packed our bags for Marseilles.
It was probably one of the worst days for Purni and Flo but we just went with the flow.
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