Monday, September 14, 2009

En route to Paris


Hey friends,




Our journey to Europe has started! Well, kind of. Monica and I left St. John's, NL this morning and will be held over at Montreal's Trudeau Int'l Airport for approximately 12 hours. Wow, that's a long time! Our saving grace is that we have the perk of the Maple Leaf Lounge. A night flight will bring us 'across the pond'; arriving in 'City of Lights' at 8:30 am tomorrow.



I am very honoured and humbled to have won the Veuve Clicquot Scholarship. My competition was keen and the judging must have been difficult. Thank-you to classmates and faculty at the Stratford Chefs School for a great 2-years of culinary immersion. And thank-you to the people of Charton-Hobbs, a Canadian importer of fine wines, for you generous donation.


We have incorporated my trip to France and a 4-night stay in Reims (Champagne Region) with a broader tour of Europe that will take 6 weeks and conclude in Amsterdam.

I've set up this blog to inform and hopefully entertain family, friends, classmates, faculty and those who are interested in following our journey that will take us through France, Italy, Austria and Holland. Please feel free to comment.
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  1. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2009 at 3:17 PM

    Thanks Jim and Monica-great idea.We will be following your travels.

    Regards
    Mike and Diane

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2009 at 6:57 PM

    Thanks Jim & Monica for sharing. A trip of a lifetime. Enjoy.

    Bon Voyage!!

    Verna

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2009 at 7:12 AM

    Hi,

    J. & M.

    Good to hear you arrived safely. Thanks for the time difference, that was going to be my question.

    Prawns et frites along with the tagliatelle with scallops sound delicious. Don't know, what about the sardines!!

    This is going to be, a great experience. Until next time.

    Take care

    Verna

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  4. EurospaceSeptember 16, 2009 at 4:50 PM

    Sardines are much larger than what we're used to in N.A., fresh pan-fried sardines are delicious.

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2009 at 3:50 PM

    Hi Eurospace.

    Thanks for the tip. Didn't realize, there were larger ones. Always thought, they were small species.

    Verna

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2009 at 5:56 AM

    Hello Jim and Monica,
    Love reading and sharing in your journey and cultural experience. Please think of me as you sip a fruited red wine and nibble on cheeses and breads at a lovely street side cafe.

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2009 at 5:13 PM

    Hi Jim and Monica, you are bringing back memories of Paris! Isn't the Louve amazing? They are still using the same scams, I think I told you about the ring one. Jim, I need to email you. I will use the hotmail address.

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  8. Tina MarieSeptember 25, 2009 at 6:14 PM

    My God, how exciting!! This is a great way to keep everyone posted! Looks like you're having a great trip so far! Haven't heard about Jenn and Alex's yet, but I'm sure I will!! Take care and great job with the blog...I didn't know if it was you narrating or you had stolen it from a magazine!LOL

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