Another birthday celebration

My brother Tomi, and his wife Leena, were visiting France this week. Since this coincided nicely with my birthday, we decided to all (me, Mathilde, mum, dad, Tomi, Leena and Tutta) meet up in Bar-sur-Loup for a birthday lunch. My parents had booked a place called Le Jarrerie for the occasion, a nice little rustic eatery just outside the picturesque old village.

The food goes with the rustic cadre - traditional fare here, very well-cooked. No complaints in the food department then! And it was great to catch up with everybody as well - especially Tomi and Leena, whom I don't get to see that often. A pity about the lousy weather though (not sure what's happening with the weather here on the Cote d'Azur - it's been decidedly Brittish this winter!), given the scenic location of the restaurant and the village.

Our appetites sated, we headed back to our flat to continue the celebrations with a delicious cake Mathilde had baked. And pressie time as well - apart from the lovely Manga I got from Mathilde, I got an injection of Finnish culture in the 2 DVD's Tomi and Leena gave me (my parents gift - a drive in a cabriolet car, will have to wait for another day, when the weather is better, I suppose ;-). After the coffee and cake, I convinced Tomi and dad to have some of Mathilde's grandmum's home-distilled Calvados with me (not that I had to twist their arms or anything...) - a great success as always!

All in all, a great birthday celebration and "family day" out, then!