Florenville

Florenville is a small town about 20km from Le Chalet. We ventured there for some groceries and dinner. Xavier's family is from here and they built the Chalet for a nearby retreat. The town has many heroes, as memorialized by this statue. We thought the Americans were back, but no, some bachelor party mischief: several drunken "soldiers" playing around with an army truck....?




Despite our muddy, smelly clothes, we were graciously seated at a fine dining establishment. The amuse bouche was a cucumber gazpacho with white sausage from the region. The table enjoyed many regional delicacies including the fromage croquette. Miles enjoyed the adouillette-- a slow-cooked tripe sausage. Remy enjoyed the pied de cochon: fried pig's feet. And the fois gras salad included duck sausage and riz de veau. Most of us were too full for dessert, but Miles enjoyed the Crepe Normandy.