Since it was our penultimate night in Nantes, Ben and Ge decided that we couldn't possibly leave Nantes without experiencing the Nantais tradition that is raclette.
In a nutshell, raclette is like fondu save that instead of dipping your food into melted cheese, you melt cheese and then pour it over what you want to eat. As an avid cheese lover, the only thing I needed to hear was the words "melted cheese" and I was in.
The dinner ended up being wonderful and stretched until almost 11h30 in spite of our having said early on that since it was a weeknight and we all had work to do - they their jobs and Darryl and I our packing - we would make it a light dinner and finish early. But the meal was wonderful and the conversation never lagged, so we found the hours were all filled before we had even noted their passing. And then as if by some unspoken cue, the night was over and we printed our plane tickets before one last farewell.
I have never been good with endings or change. Some call both inevitable parts of life while I just say that they are both bitter candies I can't help craving.
In a nutshell, raclette is like fondu save that instead of dipping your food into melted cheese, you melt cheese and then pour it over what you want to eat. As an avid cheese lover, the only thing I needed to hear was the words "melted cheese" and I was in.
The dinner ended up being wonderful and stretched until almost 11h30 in spite of our having said early on that since it was a weeknight and we all had work to do - they their jobs and Darryl and I our packing - we would make it a light dinner and finish early. But the meal was wonderful and the conversation never lagged, so we found the hours were all filled before we had even noted their passing. And then as if by some unspoken cue, the night was over and we printed our plane tickets before one last farewell.
I have never been good with endings or change. Some call both inevitable parts of life while I just say that they are both bitter candies I can't help craving.
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