What else could I say ?
Bernard, Paris, France
Oudesluys a icrit :
> I travel to France between 5 and 10 times a year to visit relatives,
> for holidays and for work. I have visited this country for over 50
> years and my first serious girlfriend was French.
>
> The people are generally very nice and helpfull (as in any country
> really) but often very formal in the beginning and they do appreciate
> good manners (who does not) and proper clothing. Waiters in Paris can
> be gruff, but it is part of the Paris experience.
>
> Official meetings and conferences with the French generally is a cause
> for trouble, but that is equally true with Brits and Germans. They
> simply hate compromises and fight to the end to have it their way, so
> nothing gets done in the end.
>
> It is the best holiday country in the world I know. You have
> everything: second to none touristic information in any town, stunning
> scenery of all kinds, perfect beaches, rolling countryside, high
> mountains, wintersports, moutaineering, rafting, beautifull cities and
> villages, castles, musea (do not miss the Bugatti museum and
> associated railway museum in Mulhouse or the car museum in the
> Imperial Palace in Compiegne just north of Paris), loads of history
> everywhere, good weather, perfect roads for relaxed driving in
> classics (avoid the motorways, boring as hell), extremely good medical
> services for all, good public transport, perfect wines and food (from
> $15-20 for a simple 3-course meal), good small and simple hotels (e.g.
> Logis de France) everywhere in the country for very reasonable prices,
> often with a perfect restaurant, shops for the missus to go wild,
> theatre, concerts etc. etc.
>
> That I speak the language reasonably well does help though.
> I am lucky as Paris is only a 4 hour drive from where I live.
>
> Kees Oudesluijs
> NL
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