Well we have arrived.  Montbard France.  We will be staying here for one week while Bunny gets immersed in French.  We arrived in town about an hour early then our scheduled arrival time, so we parked in the local market parking lot to wait til 6:00 pm which is our scheduled arrival time.  Its Sunday and there is nothing open and no one around town.  Actually the government of France prevents businesses from opening on Sunday.  So everything is closed for Sunday so the people of France can enjoy their friends and families instead of workin for “da man”.  There are some essential businesses open, for example gas stations and small convience stores.

Its 6:00 pm.  We find the place and park and proceed to knock on the door.  Claudine opens the door and greets us with a big smile and welcoming to her home.

We basically have the whole 2nd floor of her house as our “apartment”  About 1200 sq ft of apartment.  We put our stuff away and begin our welcoming dinner reception.  This was the one surprise I found out about as the week went on,  this French immersion included fine French cuisine, wine and tours of the countryside.  Oh La La ….

The Sunday nights dinner was spectacular.  The meal started with a sweet wine for the appetiser.  It is suppose to enhance the palate for the coming meal.  Next was a onion soup, then the main meal which was beans carrots and other vegetables cooked with sausage with other types of sausage on the side.  The meal included a red wine from the bourgogone region.  We finished the meal with a cheese plate, which is always included in every French meal.  Then there is always a dessert which is my favorite part of the meal.

The meal ended and Bunny and I were dead tired and we went off to bed immediately and we probably slept 10 hours that night.