Day 8 – Celebrating at Au Fil du Zinc

They say that time is just a concept. We think that it’s a concept that moves too fast. It is hard to believe that we have already been here for eight days.

We started out our day with a quick trip to our favorite boulangerie to pick up a little breakfast. It’s a wonderful way to start off the day.

Not to mention a delicious way!

It is another beautiful day. There may be some rain later, but we were enjoying the blue skies in the morning.

And the rain did come; in fact it was pouring. We had originally planned to visit the Chablis wine museum and ride the tourist train, but the train was cancelled and we decided to stay dry.

So for the afternoon, we just chilled and relaxed. We’ve been having these great conversations about everything under the sun and then some.

Sue was able to get us a reservation for the train ride for the next day. Nancy was checking out the restaurant for Saturday and saw that they now require a reservation, so we quickly scrambled to make ours for Saturday evening. Michael and I chatted about baseball. A perfect afternoon of relaxation.

As evening approached, the rain eased and we had a scrumptious dinner awaiting us. Since Nancy and Michael will be heading to Paris on Monday, this will be our celebratory meal. Tonight we will be dining at Au Fil du Zinc.

We were seated at a lovely table looking over the small waterfall from the river before it passed under the building.

After some negotiation, while sipping a glass of champagne, we decided to go with the five course tasting menu. I think it was the right choice.

What an outstanding menu, and we enhanced it with a bottle of 2019 Vincent Dauvissat Chablis “Vaillons”.

Yes, it all tasted as good as it looks and the wine was awesome! We had a magnificent dining experience. On top of the meal, the service staff were incredible. We tried to come up with the right description and we thought “casual elegance” summed it up. They were friendly and attentive without being stuffy. Just a perfect evening!

The walk back home took five minutes and we were all pretty full. When we got home we changed, washed up and then relaxed to digest for a while.