Le poivre noir de Madagascar est fini, finished, finito chez les Midroni. This is the sign we must go back to Izraël, Le Monde des Epices, on rue François Miron. This is the excuse on which a three weeks trip to France is justified.: we need to refill the storage of black pepper.

Departure on the 10th, to Aix-enProvence, Le Mas Pérréal/St. Saturnin-lès-Apt, Avignon, Paris. Back home on October 1st.

A great GTG in the plan, on the 19th, at Mas Pomona in Cheval Blanc, with a whole bunch of Slow Travellers and friends. What else can one ask for?

Au revoir et à bientôt!

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Originally posted by Doru:
What else can one ask for?

Can I tag along?

Doru - have a wonderful trip, and GTG (so envious!) Will look forward to your trip report.

Refilling the black pepper - what better reason to sojourn to France.

Bon voyage!

Terry

Have a wonderful time, Doru and Josette!

Have a wonderful time! You may want to shop for more spices at the markets of Provence. It would give you an even bigger excuse to return next time.

We'll all be waiting to hear all about it!

Doru and Josette - have a wonderful trip. While you are picking up Madagascar black pepper, perhaps you could pick me up some sel de Guerande - just kidding

We look forward to reading your trip report.

Doru and Josette,

Bon voyage! (Actually, there's something I could ask. Would it be possible to meet in Paris?)

Dave

Doru and Josette-

What a wonderful trip you have planned.

Charley and I are glad to be part of it, and we're looking forward to finally meeting you in person.

Travel safely and enjoy! See you in Provence--

Kathy

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Originally posted by Happy in Paris:
Doru and Josette,

Bon voyage! (Actually, there's something I could ask. Would it be possible to meet in Paris?)

Dave

Sure, Dave, that would be great. And we can even exchange information on what brings people to Chambre 57...

We will stay at Citadines Louvre, next to the Comédie-Française and Palais Royal, arriving on Saturday, the 23rd. We have tickets for a bunch of concerts and opera (evenings of 23rd, 24th, 27th and 28th) and for Tizian and Orangerie during the week. Long live FNAC, but I also managed to buy some entries directly from the source, even managed to buy twice the same tickets at Salle Gaveau, but I sorted this one out this morning with the Mlle at their comptoir, and for the rest, as Yves Montand used to sing:
"J'aime flâner sur les grands boulevards,
Y'a tant de choses, tant de choses,
Tant de choses à voir..."

So, we're flexible... And would love to meet you. Since we're on vacation, and you are on home turf, we'll leave you to suggest where and when?

Have a wonderful trip, Doru and Josette! I've send you my pepper mill to get refilled as well.

Sounds like you are visiting some nice places.

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Originally posted by Marian:
Have a wonderful trip, Doru and Josette! I've send you my pepper mill to get refilled as well.

Sounds like you are visiting some nice places.

I am also a supplier to my daughter-in-law, the restaurant critic. It never hurts to be on the good side of one's daughter-in-law, particularly when she is a wizard foodie...

Did anybody notice the rhymes:

"Le poivre noir
de Madagascar
est fini
chez les Midroni"

We're talking Baudelaire here... Or lyrics for Aznavour.

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Originally posted by bellisimaintoronto:
Doru and Josette - have a wonderful trip. While you are picking up Madagascar black pepper, perhaps you could pick me up some sel de Guerande - just kidding

Which one: Fleur de Sel or Sel Fin?

Je vous souhaite des vacances merveilleuses. À bientôt.

superb voyage Doru!!!!
and report back all the goodies.

Doru, those lyrics would be more Charles Trenet.

Or, in a darker mode, Boris Vian.

Izrael est un magasin superbe qui a résisté aux soubresauts du Marais. Bon voyage et joyeux poivre!

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Originally posted by lagatta:
Doru, those lyrics would be more Charles Trenet.

Or, in a darker mode, Boris Vian.

Izrael est un magasin superbe qui a résisté aux soubresauts du Marais. Bon voyage et joyeux poivre!

Je ne connais pas Boris Vian, mais Charles Trenet? Ça va aussi.

Every time I go to Izraël, I fear I’ll find the place after a renovation, all Neoset. Like a "Restaurant makeover" nightmare. Brrrr...