day 119: may two four
Today was a beautiful Victoria Day. … and by beautiful I mean 88 degrees and muggy. But at least the sun was shining!
Matt and I decided to take advantage of the warm weather and the day off of work to have a picnic in the park — Euro style.
When we were in Europe for our wedding and honeymoon two years ago we totally fell in love with the idea of picnicking in the local parks with bread, cheese, and wine. There’s nothing like dining al fresco in Europe.
Paris, France
Paris, France
Picnicking in Windsor is just not the same. First of all, there are no other picnickers, so you feel a bit awkward sophisticated doing it. Secondly, the scenery doesn’t compare. Third, there are mosquitoes which are evidently non-existent in Western Europe. And finally and most importantly, you can’t bring wine to the local park. Well, you’re not supposed to bring wine to the park anyway.
Not Paris
We made some Montreal smoked meat sandwiches on rye (which, sadly, I didn’t bake) and some quick kimchi salad (which, sadly, I forgot to bring forks for). Pears and apples made for a yummy dessert.
Now I’m off to dream about being in Paris again and eating fresh baguettes with wine and cheese.
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Definitely a nice day for a picnic. I found it warmer than you probably as I was working today
i loved that about europe too! when i was in copenhagen all the restaurants were so expensive picnicking was part of my spring (and sometimes winter!) routine. and i loved the beir gardens in prague!
I love that! And I love picnicking! I also love a ploughman’s style lunch, which is similar to your European pic-nic — cheese, “bread” (quotation marks for me), pickles, maybe some meats, some jam, etc. Casual meals are so much fun sometimes…
oh i love your euro picnic! i want to do that with Bill soon
I love the picnic. We did something similar this weekend, only it was at home under a tree, and with my mom, not my hubs.
That purple salad is so pretty!
Jenn
Picnicking in Paris sounds amazing right about now! I like your recreation
Picnics are the best, I love them!
BTW – cute cute cute pup. I have 2 cockers spaniels so I’m a bit partial!