How can this be possible?

Today we left lovely old Carcassonne and had lunch at a place called Marseillan. We only stopped because my friend has a  bit of a coffee habit, the place looked like a typical touristy family holiday resort sort of place but we noticed an interesting eatery in a road of eating places that was pretty and quirky and absolutely packed – a good sign.  We read the menu …

Whilst pondering we each drank a Sangria, which was not as I think of Sangria at all but was rich and deep and port-like.

Then for €12.90 which at today’s exchange rate is £10.88 I had …

Soup de Poissons 

avec accoutrements!

Gambas Marinée

with several sauces and fragrant rice

Gauffre Chocolat & Espresso

Not bad, eh?  The meal came with a generous basket of bread and a bottle of iced water. The service was absolutely superb, the place well kept and the price included various taxes. How can they do this?

One more question …

We saw the sea for the first time since getting off the boat at Roscoff (actually we didn’t see it then – thick fog) and beside the beach was a sign telling you what you can’t do on it.  I understood the first four but what is this one …

… Face interdit?