It is sad to be leaving France. We have really enjoyed the whole experience. Spending the last 6 months studying French, albeit slowly, helped make it all so much richer (and comprehensible). Yesterday M bought 2 ice cream cones…all in what she thought was her best French and the lady very kindly said “It’s all right to speak English if you like”!
Things we like about France:
- Croissants for breakfast
- Baguettes
- Boulangeries in every little town
- Wine
- Calvados
- Friendly people
- Very quiet country roads linking small, picturesque villages
- Like the pirates’ code, rules are really more like guidelines. So cars generally don’t stop at pedestrian crossings, cycle paths signposted as closed for maintenance aren’t really, a No Parking sign is more of a wistful exhortation
- Did I mention croissants for breakfast?
We spent out last couple of days with our friends Rung and Fabrice who came out from Paris! It was so wonderful to see them!
Market day in Caen. Big walnuts.
Rung and Fabrice took us to Honfleur. Houses have a lot of stairs.
More Honfleur.
Just the French wine aisle at the local supermarket!
0 degrees in 35 degrees!
Revived by cold beer
Completely unsystematic assembly of bikes. The benefit of being the last bikes on the ferry – top of the pile!
Last glance back at France!
What a great trip Tony and Margaret. Super job with the posts and pictures.