Thursday 8 th June - Mulhouse

Skip and Crew exchanged cards as it was our 43rd Wedding Anniversary......crumbs, where did all those years go?  Then with a lazy day stretched ahead of us, Crew mouldered in bed for a time while Skip did a bit of boat cleaning.  We then had a stroll around the city, which is a mixture of old and new - quite an extensive shopping area with the more upmarket shops in the small streets of the old part of town......Mulhouse has a good feel about it.  There were lots of pavement cafes to choose from for a light lunch and we were drawn in by a very nice lady to one in particular in the Place de la Reunion.  We ordered salads, which were not cheap but huge, especially Crews'.  Skip sensibly ordered Gravadlax with salad and bread but Crews' order of Melon and Jambon Cru came with a shot of port, about half a kilo of ham and at least half a melon, not to mention the salad!!  Almost finished it!  Definitely needed a siesta after that!  Skip had booked a Lebanese restaurant for our anniversary dinner and we finally found our way onto their terrace as, by now, the weather was a very pleasant warm 24 degrees.  We sat next to two very attractive French girls, who were drinking 'un coupe de Champagne' - which is Cremant d'Alsace.  Cremant is produced both in Burgundy and in the Alsace.....both very good 'Methode Champenoise' wines for any celebration.  Crews' favourite is the Cremant d'Alsace - so we are in the right region for that now!  We have experienced Lebanese food twice before, one very good experience, one not so good so we were interested to see what Mulhouse had to offer.  Well, the long and the short of it was, in the end, we both gave a 7 out of 10 but the highlight of the evening was the attractive young woman on the next table who offered Crew €2 for a cigarette to have with her glass of wine!  She was trying to give up smoking but the glass of wine was too wet without a cigarette obviously!  Crew sympathised with her, gave her a cigarette and refused the €2!  As the evening went on she accepted two more cigarettes, eventually offering €7 which, obviously Crew refused to accept!!  We do meet interesting people!!  A lovely day after yesterdays' trials!  DVD and bed!