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Europe » France » Centre » Tours March 17th 2006

Well so end the adventures in France (for now). I'll spare you all the details to avoid provoking jealousy ;) but pretty much it boils down to the fact that I had an absolute ball in Tours- thanks to my wonderful friends and travel guides, Alex and Thierry. I have eaten enough pastry for the next four years, tasted stinky cheese so stinky that is actually illegal in most parts of the world, seen countless acts of brilliant music and wandered aimlessly like I've never wandered aimlessly before! And as if that wasn't good enough, I have photo evidence as well!! :) ...but now on a sadder note, back to Scotland... Bon Courage... read more
Us Watching Les Blerots de R.A.V.E.L
Alex
The two Stooges

Europe » France » Centre » Tours December 1st 2005

After getting over the fact we had to pay £14.50 (Thats nearly $40 for you aussies) for a 30 minute train to Stansted Airport we boarded our Ryan Air flight to Tours in France. Upon arrival we realised that we had indeed got more than we bargained for. It seems french people really do speak french. And we need to get one thing clear for the frenchies- WE ARE NOT AMERICAN Bonjour, Parle vous anglais? Our new catchphrase. Perhaps the most important words we could ever learn. However with a little bit of perseverance, a lot of blank looks, and arm movements that look a lot like a chicken we tended to get what we wanted, where we wanted and also have a few laughs. After getting over the language barrier, we have learnt a lot ... read more
Chateaux Chenonceaux
We found our new home
And the gardens...

Europe » France » Centre » Tours October 16th 2005

More wine, more cheese & more bread!! Luvin it! I kept trying to speak french but i always ended up saying "Par lay vou engla" ( do you speak English) Tours is a real nice city, it has the la lier river running through it & a whole area of the city is really old school (100's of years old). Tours is in a area that has a tone of castles, so we went on a tour (me, mum & 2 japs). We had a french guy driving us around in a mini van & this lad was a crazy driver! burning down skinny, windy roads, up over gutters and hitting the skids! But we didn't crash & he took us to Leonardo De vinci's house with a museum & gardens with his inventions and prints ... read more
Old school houses
The flyin Machine
Mum

Europe » France » Centre » Tours June 11th 1994

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