Albi

The next day trip was to visit another small town, Albi. We were brought to visit a church first. No doubt that France has plenty of nice churches. We spent some time walking around slowly as we were still sleepy due to the fact that we just woke up from the bus. 

We thought of skipping to visit the church as our bladder was already full. Someone had a thought that perhaps the church would have toilets. So we went in and have a look while finding a toilet. The rest were already in the church earlier and I bumped into Kak Nad who was having a very sour face. Being the busybody me, I knew that there was some drama going on and instantly dug for information lol. Drama in a church? Oh so sinful. 

Later we found a door, and the next thing you know, I saw a sign board where the toilet was! Joe even said that God heard my prayers looking for toilet lol. After toilet,  Ms. Petite was begging for early lunch. She was so desperate that she'd just walk in to the first restaurant she saw. We were so against that idea. Truth be told, we were so right as the first restaurant we saw was pricey and the menu was not appealing. 

We roamed down the quiet and peaceful streets to look for the perfect restaurant to dine in. There were plenty but we insisted in surveying most of them till we get the best deal. Not long after we found this amazing cozy and chic restaurant which was pretty hidden at the end of the road. And guess what? It was a Michelin Guide restaurant! Obviously in France, to be listed in the Michelin Guide, the restaurant must've been good to be able to get in it. Without any hesitation, we went right in. To our surprise, the lunch set menu was even more appealing with a 2 course meal at 16Euros. Back here in Malaysia, this would be almost considered as a fine dining meal :S. 

The restaurant has about only less than 20 tables with only 2 servers. Amazing isn't it? Just TWO people to handle the restaurant that includes serving, handling the bar, cashiering and walking up the stairs to pick up the food lol. Yeap, the kitchen is awkwardly upstairs and not down. Poor servers have to walk up and down but I guess it trains their leg muscles at the same time!

This photo has no intention of me snapping the pic of the cute cashier LOL! He just happened to be there :P. 

Ordered a nice glass of sweet wine that got me all addicted as it was really good! 

Okay I'm so sorry that I forgot what this dish was as I've not blogged for almost 6 months now :P.

Cheese Ravioli! The best ravioli I've eaten so far! 

Fish dish with bacon bits mashed potatoes. A-MA-ZING! It was so delicate and moist and most importantly, fresh! 

Braised wild boar! It's really good but I'm not a meat lover and the meaty taste in it kinda turned me off :S. 

Cheese Dessert served with Cassis Jam.

Passionfruit Creme Brulee alongside a refreshing quenelle of Passionfruit Sorbet

Right after our meal only we realized that this restaurant does not have a fixed menu as the concept of it is that the chef will get whatever fresh ingredients from the market and decides what to cook with it for serving. Hence the title 'Cuisine du Marche'. 

After lunch, everyone seems to be a little cranky and started 'modelling' lol.