Our travels through France over the past couple of weeks has shown us a lot of what the country has to offer, in the cities and the countryside. Here is what we have learnt so far, and 1 thing we just don't know!
1. There is a lot of corn growing in the fields.
It's not all sunflowers and garlic! It must be to feed the cows.
2. The birds and the cows are huge.
3. People ignore you if you ask them if they are going to the circus.
This happened in a village in Dordogne. I asked an otherwise nice lady in a village shop, where the circus was visiting, and I was simply totally ignored.
This happened in a village in Dordogne. I asked an otherwise nice lady in a village shop, where the circus was visiting, and I was simply totally ignored.
4. The shops sell weird clothes.
5. The cakes and pastries are awesome.
They really are a league above all other baked goods. Almond croissants so full of sweetness, more almond goodness in the form of a Jésuite.
They really are a league above all other baked goods. Almond croissants so full of sweetness, more almond goodness in the form of a Jésuite.
6. The bread is good too.
A baguette is baked well and has the right amount of crunch and chew but there are more great breads across the country, whether poppy seeded or filled with grains, or the Haute-Vienne speciality we found, Le Tourné, which breaks off in swirls.
A baguette is baked well and has the right amount of crunch and chew but there are more great breads across the country, whether poppy seeded or filled with grains, or the Haute-Vienne speciality we found, Le Tourné, which breaks off in swirls.
7. The roads are really long and winding.
Driving through the country from northwest to southeast, the roads are bound to feel long but the roads in Les Gorges du Tarn are something else - twisty mountainside narrow roads with fatal drops.
Driving through the country from northwest to southeast, the roads are bound to feel long but the roads in Les Gorges du Tarn are something else - twisty mountainside narrow roads with fatal drops.
8. There is fruit growing in all kinds of places.
This is something that particularly stands out from England, every hamlet, village, and city has lots of fruit growing both in the hedgerows, fields and gardens. From grape vines grown over a verandah to fig trees scaling staircases.
This is something that particularly stands out from England, every hamlet, village, and city has lots of fruit growing both in the hedgerows, fields and gardens. From grape vines grown over a verandah to fig trees scaling staircases.
9. A lot of the houses have shutters.
They are all different colours. First of all green was our favourite, then the blue ones stood out, now I think we like purple. They keep the sun and noise out and look good.
They are all different colours. First of all green was our favourite, then the blue ones stood out, now I think we like purple. They keep the sun and noise out and look good.
1 thing we still don't know is what the yellow diamond sign means at the side of the road!? They appear in all kinds of places. Don't worry we are confident driving on the 'wrong' side of the road and totally legal with our two breathalyzers and hi-vis jackets.
the yellow diamond means as follows :
ReplyDeleteMeaning: You have the right of way and any vehicles joining your road from the right must give way to you.
If you do not see this sign on a main road or you see the sign with a black line diagonally crossing it, you must give way to traffic on your right.