Sorry I haven't posted for a while, reason is I had to recover a couple of days from a wild Beaujolais Nouveau evening. I am fine again. Normally I am not a fan of Beaujolais Nouveau. Cheap wine, that causes headache, supported by big marketing, that makes each 3rd Thursday in November a big worlwide event.
But the perspective to go out with my Japanese friend Ayako and potentially have some fun together in a bar in Montparnasse (those days/nights in Paris you go out where you live, because of the public transport strike), made me overcome my doubts.
After some strolling around my neighbourhood, we decided that the Café Odessa would be a good place. Fun musette musique (very traditional French accordion music from the 1920s or 30s, something I would under normal circumstances never listen to), straw on the floor and everywhere, disguised and crazy waiters (that later danced on the tables), and some special offers for charcuterie to go with the wine. To make a long story short, Beajoulais Nouveau indeed gives a LOT of headache, but when celebrated with good company in the right environment, it can be an unforgettable evening. (Maybe one glass less next time though...)
Beginning of the evening : "just one glass" and the charcuterie plate. The waiters are joking with us when we take the pictures, but we are not (yet) really receptive... When we ask for more bread, they bring popcorn...
A couple of glasses later :
The waiters dance on the table, get closer, and I (covered with straw) fall in love with a beaujolais colored balloon. I gave him my phone number, but he hasn't called yet...
A couple of glasses later :
A couple of glasses later :
No more pictures existing. And that's good.
Ulla......Ulla! War das letzte Photo dann Selbstzenzur? Ich bewundere Dich, dass Du mehr als ein Glass von dieser gepantschten Brühe getrunken hast.....Na ja, die Kehrseite der Medaille hattest Du dann sicher am Morgen, da gab's dann auch keine Bilder, gut so!
Posted by: Bolli | November 18, 2007 at 08:11 PM
Schade wegen der Kopfschmerzen - aber, wie Du schon richtig sagst - das ist bei Billigwein eben zu fürchten... Dein neuer Arbeitgeber hat aber sicher eine bessere Weinkarte:-) - viel Erfolg im neuen Job! Tiens le coup, malgré les 15 heures!
Posted by: Iris | November 20, 2007 at 07:18 PM
Katia und Iris, Ihr habt ja beide recht, ueber das Kopfweh darf ich mich nicht beklagen, das weiss man vorher. Aber ich hatte Spass. Vielen lieben Dank Iris fuer Deine netten Wuensche. Ich war inzwischen mal auf Deinem Blog, das hoert sich ja auch spannend an. Suchst Ihr evtl in der Zukunft jemanden der fuer Gaeste im Weinberg kocht ;)
Posted by: Ulla | November 20, 2007 at 11:45 PM