Day 4:La Terrasse at the Caen Memorial and 21 in Deauville

3.0 La Terrasse at the Memorial in Caen was the most convenient and interesting looking place during our visit there and since it is finally Spring after 6 months we sat on the terrace.

For firsts my old French friend had foie gras with a brioche and I had andouille on a brioche-type bun with a rich sauce - both were quite OK.

For mains, our friend had some strips of magret of canard which was uninteresting; our grand-kids and Colette had the salmon and noodles that no one was especially in love with, and I had a boring marmite of seafood.

For desserts my local hostess had the coffee gourmand, Colette had the chocolate, the kids the apple tart and I a Paris-Brest Normand; all were examples of how good looking food and good looking pictures don't necessarily signal good food.

With a bottle of wine from the Gard (Colette had three glasses of the kids and her wine that came with the "Express" menu), great cereal bread and 3 coffees, our bill would amount to 51.20 E.

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For dinner - "BUT JOHN YOU DON'T EAT DINNER OUT" - "Ah ha Dear Reader, I do after cleaning my flat or helping closing up our friend's villa in Deauville."