Palais Royal French Show and Dinner

For those of you who did not know, I used to live in Las Vegas!  I worked for a bank, !  as an officer, we got tickets to many of the shows in the Casinos....very fun!  So, I must say, even though
we heard from several French friends, that the dinner and show were terrific...I was skeptical in my heart.  But, I have learned to trust our friend Louie when he says something is good!  We wanted to thanks Louis and his wife Lilli Anne, for all their kindness.  So, we made a reservation for the dinner and show in the Palais Royal,  in a small French town, north of Strasbourg.  And, I must say, it was superb!

Louis never met a French person that he did love...so when he chatted with the person making the reservations, he told them he was bringing two American friends with him!...and we had the best table in the house.  The other tables were all long, with about 20 people each...ours was a table for 4 in the middle of the room.

The lunch, was a fabulous French lunch, which began with a glass of Crémant ( sparkling white wine) and after two delightfully small palate teasers of a warm soup and a toast of smoked salmon, we had a serving of Fois Gras.  This was followed by a two course meal.  The first was lobster on a bed of roe, with a creamy sauce with hints of coco and curry, and the second was filet of veal, with a lovely
 demi-glace, and small roasted vegetables.  We had two wines, a Puilley Fuisse with the lobster, and a Chateau neuf du pape with the veal.  Outstanding!  We had coffee after the meal, and went off to see the show, knowing that dessert would follow.

The show was fantastic!  It included gorgeous topless girls (tastefully done) and a variety show of dancers, acrobats, strong men, and team of basketball wizards, and a dog show act that had everyone laughing and amazed!  We all loved it!

After the show, we were handed a glass of champagne as we entered a large club lounge.  There was a full band playing, and a lead singer in a bright red sequined long dress was serenading us!  Dessert was served, and we got to dance for about an hour!  What a GREAT show!  Just a great experience, that lasted about 5 hours!   We are so glad Louie and Lilli Anne wanted to go!  We had a ball!

Here a a few pictures!