It was a cloudy day with a possibility of rain so I thought it would be a good day to go to the Modern Art Museum. I guess I am not a huge modern art fan. Some of the things were good but others were rather bizarre.

Sewing Pattern Pieces

We had something similar to this in our garage from Darrel’s great grandmothers place.

This was pretty cool. A dress made of plastic bottle bottoms and the train was whole bottles. Wearable Art!

Sometimes the best things are are just there. This was the view from the top floor of the museum.

View of the City

After that, I sauntered through Old Town again. I happened upon a cathedral so went in. A Museum and a Cathedral both in the same day! I had said I wasn’t really here for either but figured I had to do at least one of each!

I hadn’t eaten yet so stopped at Socca Therese in the Cours Saleya market and got a psper cone of socca to eat as I walked around. I also stopped at a stall that had cheeses and sausages and got some chorizo slices for later.

I walked back to the apartment and went a different way and ended up backtracking a bit but saw lots of that part of town.

A few hours later, I decided to get some lunch and went next door to Chez Faty. It is a Portuguese woman and her French husband who run it. It is only open in morning and afternoon.

It was pretty interesting since they didn’t speak any English and I don’t speak French.

Her: Fish? (she did say that in English)
Me: No. Plat du jour?
Her: Fish, salad, omelet
Me: Salad
Her: Nicoise?
Me: Oui
Him: Omelet? (and he started naming off kinds of omelet)
Me: Fromage

The omelet came very quickly and had a samll salad on the plate too. Not Nicoise, though. The omelet was tasty, the bread was the most like trashy white bread that I have had since I’ve been here. Like something you would get in the grocery at home called French Bread.

Pretty soon the wife left, and I am thinking, they must be getting ready to close since she is the cook. I finished my wine and paid, then left. They were still open an hour or so later when I went to the corner store.

One of the other things you see all the time on the streets is people walking around clutching a baguette, or three or four. I stopped down the street and bought one to go with my lentil soup. It was very good. So was the soup!

Lentil Soup ala Robin

Lardons
Onions
Carrots
Leeks
Thyme
Green Lentils
Small jar of Arribiata (spicy) Tomato Sauce
Chicken broth (homemade, of course!)
Leftover Chicken

Fry lardons then saute diced vegetables in the bacon grease. Add broth and thyme. Bring to a boil and add lentils. Lower to simmer and cook 20 minutes, add tomato sauce. Serve with fresh baguette from corner boulangerie! Bon Appétit!

Lentil Soup