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Comment on France 2011: Day Ten by Jan Albers

Jan Albers — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:33:20 +0000

Hate to see the trip end. I’m drooling all over my computer from hearing about your last meal there.

Comment on France 2011: Day Ten by Kirsty

Kirsty — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:06:56 +0000

Really enjoyed reading about your trip – sounds fabulous! Glad you got back to Paris despite the strike!

Comment on France 2011: Day Ten by Irene's Vienna

Irene's Vienna — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:22:35 +0000

I really enjoyed reading this post and I do love France!

Comment on France 2011: Day Nine by banjee (@banjee)

banjee (@banjee) — Sat, 12 May 2012 15:40:58 +0000

So nice to relive the trip through your lovely photos and writing. You have a knack, mon amie!

Comment on France 2011: Day Six by pnicholl

pnicholl — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:24:18 +0000

Beautiful!!!

Comment on France 2011: Day Five by banjee (@banjee)

banjee (@banjee) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:14:15 +0000

Les toilettes ne fonctionnent pas. Pas du tout!

Comment on France 2011: Day Five by banjee (@banjee)

banjee (@banjee) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:08:07 +0000

Lucky you had a French speaker on board to seek help for the non-functioning toilettes!

Comment on France 2011: Day Five by Jan Albers

Jan Albers — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:54:09 +0000

Great photos

Comment on France 2011: Day Four by Kirsty

Kirsty — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:32:20 +0000

I’d rather go in the woods than use a public toilet in France. Most disgusting ever. Almost on a par with those in Yosemite

Comment on France 2011: The Trip Begins by Kathryn

Kathryn — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:26:57 +0000

For the most part, and especially in Paris, we had very little trouble with the language. Karen had been brushing up quite a bit in the months leading up to our trip (language tapes and French radio) and while not technically fluent, she knew enough to get by easily. With my limited French (high school/college and all long forgotten) I was able to understand fairly well and stumble my way through.

For the most part, we found most people to be very friendly and patient with us and many times they seemed amused and appreciative of our making the effort. There were a few times (and I’ll get to that in the coming installments) down south when Karen’s mastery of the language was definitely called upon and we would have really struggled without it.