wrote:

Greg gave me details of his friends' orchid place.

http://www.parcauxorchidees.com/ for those interested.


Greg, I went, they
were closed!! We hired a car for the day but we didn't check
beforehand if they opened every day, they didn't!! Anyway we walked
down the long drive to the closed gates where there was a car parked
with a child's bike beside it, we could hear the family in the gardens
but I didn't have the cheek to ring on the gate and say I know your
friend Gregoire, can I come in!!!

Too bad, the ******* has been tempting me ever since he started the
he was a regular poster to urg's French cousin and one day just said he
was leaving everything behind and moving to the tropics. He took over
the orchid farm, added a B&B section, and what's more he's succesful -
don't you hate it when that happens?

To mix insult and injury he's sent me some home-grown vanilla pods...
*sigh*



We also went, on the same day to a distillery, it too was closed!!!
it was lunchtime and it closed from 12 midday to 3p.m. so we didn't
get to see that either.

But... But... How are you supposed to do lunch if they're closed?!



Greg

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