Carnival Venezia maiden voyage live

[IntrepidFromDC]

[CruizinSusan70]

6 hours ago, IntrepidFromDC said:

But that's my finest quality! 

No, your finest quality is the young lady you brought into the world, who was here after "America's Team" won their last ring.

[IntrepidFromDC]

My dinner tonight was delicious but not WOW. It is one of Dijons highest rated restaurants. I don't know if I got unlucky or what,  but I'm guessing it's just that Dijon doesn't draw the chefs like Paris and Lyon do. Speaking of which,  I'm off to Lyon tomorrow morning,  and one day was enough for Dijon.  Everything closed down before 10pm except a few restaurants,  now I see why it was so hard to make a reservation this Sunday night. 

[IntrepidFromDC]

This is the same lively square with the carousel I posted a pic of earlier today. 

[IntrepidFromDC]

Main course last night 

[IntrepidFromDC]

I'm waiting for train 2203 to Lyon. Lyon is France's third most populous city with just under 500,000, trailing only Paris and Marseille.

[kwokpot]

5 hours ago, IntrepidFromDC said:

Main course last night 

Veal in a mushroom cream sauce? 

[kelkel2]

6 minutes ago, kwokpot said:

Veal in a mushroom cream sauce? 

That looks delish!! 

[CruizinSusan70]

1 hour ago, kwokpot said:

Veal in a mushroom cream sauce? 

I thought it was a steak

[jimbo5544]

Great start to your review, really looking forward to joining you on the trip!  Thanks for inviting us along.

[kwokpot]

7 minutes ago, CruizinSusan70 said:

I thought it was a steak

The photo posted of the dinner menu implies that it's veal cutlet with mushroom cream sauce, fries, and a salad. 

[kwokpot]

1 minute ago, kwokpot said:

The photo posted of the dinner menu implies that it's veal cutlet with mushroom cream sauce, fries, and a salad. 

https://content.invisioncic.com/j283755/monthly_2023_05/20230514_135709.jpg.ddf071e2719fbbf790c7dcd6e3bdb7d5.jpg

[cruizinisthebest]

When does the cruise start?

[Saint Greg]

9 hours ago, IntrepidFromDC said:

Main course last night 

Do call those French fries there? Or just fries? I feel like you need to order toast for breakfast and see what they give you. 

[kwokpot]

23 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

Do call those French fries there? Or just fries? I feel like you need to order toast for breakfast and see what they give you. 

It's called pomme frites, or just frites. Literally fried potatoes.

I get what you're asking about breakfast, but no, there's no such thing as French Toast as Americans know it. https://www.frenchlearner.com/culture/french-toast-in-france/

Edited May 15, 2023 by kwokpot

[CarnivalShips480]

1 hour ago, cruizinisthebest said:

When does the cruise start?

May 29

[IntrepidFromDC]

3 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

Do call those French fries there? Or just fries? I feel like you need to order toast for breakfast and see what they give you. 

Pommes Frites. Funny guy.  😁🏴‍☠️

[IntrepidFromDC]

1 minute ago, IntrepidFromDC said:

Pommes Frites. Funny guy.  😁🏴‍☠️

And from what I have read,  they were invented and made popular in Belgium first,  not France. 

[IntrepidFromDC]

Day #1 in Lyon was lots of fun.  In Roman times it was called Ldyon according to the comedic historian on the HOHO bus. Lyon, geographically, reminds me of Budapest with a hilly side on one side of the river and flat side on the other. Except in Budapest it's the Danube River and here it's the Rhone River, plus a large tributary that converges into the Rhone in Lyon (starts with "S").

[kwokpot]

7 minutes ago, IntrepidFromDC said:

And from what I have read,  they were invented and made popular in Belgium first,  not France. 

Yes, and Moules Frites another very famous dish 

[IntrepidFromDC]

Goodbye Dijon, charming town, one day was enough. 

[IntrepidFromDC]

If I thought the hotel room in Paris was attic-funny, this one has it beat. Take steps from lobby to 1st floor,  which is actually 2 floors because the floor above the lobby and reception is restaurant.  Take elevator to 5th floor,  get off and walk up creaky steps to 6th floor with cracked medieval crossbeams.

[IntrepidFromDC]

French countryside is nonstop beautiful 

[IntrepidFromDC]

The room was not ready when I first arrived so I walked around,  had a yummy "typical French" sandwich and fed Tweet Tweet.  "Tweet Tweet" was a European sparrow that Faith and I first met in Rome when Faith was 9. Because it looked slightly but noticably  different from Mid-Atlantic sparrows we fed from our birdfeeder at home,  when we saw a second one Faith exclaimed "daddy Tweet Tweet followed us!" I went with it.

[IntrepidFromDC]

Feeding the birds my leftover poppyseed baguette while waiting for the HOHO bus, French stinkbug?

Edited May 15, 2023 by IntrepidFromDC