Reunion on Reunion: Photos 21 to 42

We didn't expect to be here when we left on our big trip but here we are on a little piece of France a couple of thousand miles away from Europe in the middle of the Indian Ocean. We have been eagerly awaiting this leg of the journey for about 3 months, and now we are here, to all intents and purposes in France. There are Super-U's, Carrefours, Credit Agricoles, Boulangeries, the road signs are in French, the cars' plates are the French ones (and of course the cars are all Peugeots / Citroens)... and the French are... well... French! It really is just a part of France. Unfortunately so are the prices. The currency unsurprisingly, is the Euro. In fact due to its easterly position to Europe, Reunion was the first place in the world to use the Euro when the mayor of Saint-Denis bought some Lychees. So there you go.

We are here to see Julien and Claire who we met on our Masai Mara trip in Kenya; they very kindly invited us to come and stay with them when we got on so well. They are both teachers here on Reunion and have been here for a

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Hello! So yes Reunion is very French because it is a French Territory. Similar type pf situation than Guadeloupe and Martinique. So if you want it is a region of France like Corsica or Auvergne would be. Seems strange but it is all due to our colonial past. I guess you could compare that to Hong-Kong for the Brits. Hope you enjoyed la Soufriere and the beautiful island! Love Emilie

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Hello! So yes Reunion is very French because it is a French Territory. Similar type pf situation than Guadeloupe and Martinique. So if you want it is a region of France like Corsica or Auvergne would be. Seems strange but it is all due to our colonial past. I guess you could compare that to Hong-Kong for the Brits. Hope you enjoyed la Soufriere and the beautiful island! Love Emilie

wonderfully written!

Thanks very much, its good to receive positive feedback. It's sometimes difficult to know if what we write is any good! Ad