We have spent a little more than a month now in France, and today is our last day. (Except for 2 days in Paris en route to India in a month). We absolutely loved it here, and feel we got to know the country much better. Although, as foreigners traveling through, not speaking the language well, and with mostly superficial encounters with locals, we have no pretenses. We have taken trains, boats, subways, and funiculars, but most of the time we drove - 4000 km (about 2400 miles), and walked. We did the north, center, and south. France is, hands down, my favorite country in Europe, and in my opinion, has the most to offer. There is no question as to the diversity of its nature, due to its size (the largest country in Western Europe),
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