BS: Trip to France

Subject: BS: Trip to France for some "plonk"
From: GUEST,Moon aye
Date: 26 Mar 04 - 03:51 PM

After 30 years since my last trip to France, I plan again to take the Ferry to Roscoff from Rosslare.(What's it like on the ship now?)
It will be for only a few days unfortunately but it would be great tyo hear anybody's ideas on where to stop, stay, what to see n'do. I'll have my wife and two young kids along (aged 12 and 9).
I daresay the traffic situation will have deteriorated in proportion to that here at home?(Ireland)
Will B and B charges be anything like ours, in the towns (I do not plan to visit any of the really hot tourist spots)?
Will have to travel light in order to stuff the Fiat with as much of the delicious wine as possible.

Subject: RE: BS: Trip to France
From: GUEST,earthling
Date: 26 Mar 04 - 05:04 PM

You lucky things, what a beautiful place to visit. Love it.

There is now a huge clam shaped aquarium in Brest, ( OCEANOPOLIS), not too far and the road is good . Would be ideal if the weather is less than clement, but even if it is scorching, the beach there (just outside) is huge and sandy. Should keep the kids happy.


And the standing stones are still standing. Have a wonderful trip.

Subject: RE: BS: Trip to France
From: Leadfingers
Date: 26 Mar 04 - 08:16 PM

There is a new Ferry run (I believe) from Roscoff to Cork and back - At least thats the one we are playing Irish Music on the first weekend in April !

Subject: RE: BS: Trip to France
From: Morticia
Date: 26 Mar 04 - 08:38 PM

Try Brittany....fab sea food and great music

Subject: RE: BS: Trip to France
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 26 Mar 04 - 08:56 PM

france is rubbish, my mate called Wayne went once, he said they was all talking in foreign, and all the money was foreign, and the food as well, he wont go again.

Subject: RE: BS: Trip to France
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 26 Mar 04 - 09:00 PM

they eat worms there as well, and dogs [i think].

Subject: RE: BS: Trip to France
From: LadyJean
Date: 26 Mar 04 - 11:54 PM

One bit of practical advice: The land of Vive la Difference is also the land of the coed urinal. Ladies in France relieve themselves standing up. Panty hose, panty girdles, etc. are not a good idea in France.
One of the finest practical jokes I ever perpetrated came when I visited France, and bought some innocuous postcards, scenic views, a cute picture of some goats, etc. When I got home I put them in plain, brown envelopes, and gave them to several male friends, telling them I'd gotten them some French postcards. Well I had! But not the kind they were expecting. (Of course all the goats were naked, and one of them was female.)

Subject: RE: BS: Trip to France
From: GUEST,earthling
Date: 27 Mar 04 - 11:50 AM

And Paris still boasts Le Pissoir, open air urinals in the middle of the street....I think they are keeping them for heritage reasons now, but they are still in use and just gross. Not nice. Really not nice.

Subject: RE: BS: Trip to France
From: Phot
Date: 28 Mar 04 - 04:09 AM

If I can get the Landy back on the road by Autum, I'm hoping to go over and visit some of the WW1 and WW2 cemetaries, also the Ypres and Somme battlefields. Then on to Normandy and the invasion beaches, I don't know why, its just somthing I'e needed to do for a long time.

Wassail

Chris

Subject: RE: BS: Trip to France
From: GUEST,moon aye
Date: 28 Mar 04 - 09:15 AM

Thought I'd done this acknowledgement already but seems it didn't "come out".
Anyway thanks to all those who tried to be helpful, we appreciate it. Oh, and John , we will take your advice into consideration too, especially if someone suggests visiting Hull or some other "foreign " place like that. Get up the Yard, ye boy ye!

Subject: RE: BS: Trip to France
From: Mrrzy
Date: 15 Jan 24 - 03:41 PM

Anybody anywhere in the western half of the Hexagon the 2nd half of May?

Subject: RE: BS: Trip to France
From: Thompson
Date: 22 Jan 24 - 02:51 AM

Would that I were!
I'm told that if you're going to travel a few times, a eurail or interrail ticket can make it lots cheaper.

Subject: RE: BS: Trip to France
From: Mrrzy
Date: 22 Jan 24 - 09:49 AM

Indeed. I want to train around, to be in France. Otherwise I'm in a car, which may be in France.

Subject: RE: BS: Trip to France
From: Thompson
Date: 22 Jan 24 - 09:55 AM

Or even BlaBlaCar!

Subject: RE: BS: Trip to France
From: Mrrzy
Date: 24 Jan 24 - 05:15 PM

OK, here is where I hope either to run into Catters, or hear recommendations for music. I'm missing the festival in Bourges.

Part I) History: Alençon/Tours/Poitiers/Angoulême, then to
Part I) Prehistory: Lascaux, Cap Blanc, Les Eyzies ***CAVES!!!***
Part III) Bordeaux, with a likely side visit to
Part IV) Biarritz/Bayonne and the Pays Basque

Do tell!