New Year's eve at Vendenheim

Between Christmas and New year was a period in which we tried to really clear the flat. And between times, we went out with friends. I had dinner with Marisol and Philipe in town and after dinner, it was really pelting down with snow.

Marisol at dinner


I was leaving on the first itself and Vinita had invited me to stay with her and she would ask Jean to take me back to the airport.

Vinita was planning a Malaysian dinner to see the new year in. We started early in the afternoon - after lunch with Catherine M. we set off for Vendenheim, a village just outside Strasbourg. Jean and Vinita live in a typical Alsatian timbered farmhouse. She had other houseguests, a young couple,  John and Melodie. We had a great time in the kitchen cooking and Melodie taught Natacha, lea and I how to play crazy eights, a card game.

John B. and Lea in the kitchen

Soon the other house guests arrived.


Melodie, jayne and Irene

Vinita started the evening with one of my favourite foods - dosai which is a type of fermented rice and lentil pancakes from south India. And we ended with Natacha's beautifully concocted mangoes with mascarpone cheese and chocolate. I was too full to try Jayne's carrot cake.


John B, Claude and Jean
Vinita

It turned out to be a house party. Even Claude had brought his sleeping bag. It was great fun but i went to bed after we toasted the  the new year in.

To 2006..how time flies.....