Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Wonderful experience

"We stopped over on a trip to Italy and it was perfect for us, we were going to go back a different way, but it was so lovely, we booked again for our return journey. Le Petit Nid is just that, "a little nest", but not so little!, it was perfect: after driving all day, to arrive at this little haven, beautiful snow clad mountain backdrops, stretch our legs, walking amongst beautiful scenery, and come back to a lovely warm and tastefully decorated home with wood-burner blaring away, hot shower or bath and then go and have a beautiful gourmet dinner at the hosts house next door up the lane. We are "foodies" and were overwhelmed by the delicious food that Sarah and Sabastien offered and the hospitality that went with it. I personally ate the best dessert I have ever eaten (simply a trio of apples, but obviously not that simple) and the rest of the courses were a taste sensation, so hat's off to Sarah the chef. We had copious amounts of wine followed by a sampling of Sarah's apparently infamous homemade liqueurs, using local ingredients - our favourite was the green walnut red wine brandy which was superb and equally delighted, I now have the recipe from her, to use on my own walnut tree's. I will be passing by at least 4 times a year and will definitely not look for anything else - beautiful, thank you Sarah, you are great! On another note, the lovely cottage is so close to all the well known ski resorts in the area, forget the high prices and après ski of the resorts, I would much prefer travelling back to this 'little nest' and enjoying the après ski chez Sarah at a fraction of the cost and a lot more peaceful."