it was a gorgeous day. it’s getting warmer around here and you can tell everyone is happy because of it. we didn’t get enough reservations for brunch for the opening, so i had to send out 100 emails canceling that part of the opening.
jj’s french tutor came today. then jj went to a concert at the school, of a rock and roll band, which included students and some teachers. she said they were really good. the head of the program that jj will go to next year, was in the band. she is a middle-aged woman. i have seen her walking around the neighborhood in her black leather and i could totally imagine her as a rocker. afterwards, jj went to a sleepover. p and i found a cute bar/cafe for a drink. it was south of us, heading more towards the outskirts of town. it was interesting how much CHEAPER the drinks were there. it is on the other side of a main road, which must be some sort of borderline for rent prices. then we went to a well recommended restaurant in the neighborhood called “jadis”. it was very difficult to make reservations. i had tried for a couple of weeks, and finally made it a few days ahead on wed – but could only get late it for 9:30. they have a menu at 25 and 34 euros. i had a shellfish stew – which tasted like a finer version of bouillabaisse. p had carpaccio of daurade – which is very thin slices of raw fish. then i had the “blanquette de veau” which is veal in a white sauce – i think it was the cheeks. having had a recent interesting veal experience, i wanted to try more new foods. this ended up being just pieces of meat. it wasn’t fabulous. p had a fish, which was ok. we shared an interesting dessert made up of meringue boats filled with passionfruit ice cream. tasty. it was good overall, but not memorable.
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