Lunch out

Saturday, 8th August - very warm and humid but cloudy and dry.  Indoors, a ’window of opportunity’ presented itself so we decided to go out for “le midi” al fresco and head to a favourite restaurant, L’Alcazar,  in the square inside Montmédy Citadel. 

When we arrived in the Citadel, the fountains were playing in the small place in the centre - and so was a busker with mostly French accordion music but also one startling break in the traditional sounds for a rendition of “Don’t Fence Me In”.  It seemed appropriate.

While this was going on the artists packed up their stuff and drove off, only to return half-an-hour later to set up again - their's was a short midi break!  They started painting again, some taking advantage of the pool of water at the base of the fountain which was scooped into containers for paint brushes while some young people straddled the fountain wall to reach for the tumbling water with which to splash hands and faces in an attempt to cool off.  

Ron brightened when he saw moules frites on the menu, then disappointed to hear the dish was only being served in the evenings this weekend.  Instead he chose jambon braise (hot ham) which was served with salad and chips. 

I opted for a ham and melon salad, which was also served with chips, and which turned out to be a work of art in itself.

The desserts menu was hard to resist…

A Coco-Choco

 

My refreshing lime sorbet.

A cat, which reminded us of one of our past pets, Buster, visited the diners but didn’t worry for food. Neither did he seems interested in doing so - we think he just liked the company. Buster used to visit all the neighbours too.

It was a delicious lunch and a very welcome break from the daily routine.