France

When I was in the Navy, we anchored in Villefranche, a beautiful harbor on the French Riviera during Christmas 1972. Friendly, good food.

no matter how romantic Paris is, it will not be fun if you’re on your own.

Great place for museum lovers and crepes with banana and nutella!

Hm…

Well, I don’t want to be so excited for it but later only to be disappointed…

So I’m a freshman in college. I recently found out that my univ. is offering an EF tour in Paris. I usually don’t like the sound of following a school’s group aroudn to “discover” a place, but this…
COME ON, IT’S PARIS...

On to the anticipated, possibility of disappointment…
everytime I asked my parents to let me go on a school’s trip to a foreign country (for good deals too…) they just wouldn’t let me.

The first one (also with EF tours) was Spain. My mom said “maybe.” It seemed like there was actual HOPE…
Then the second one w/ the rotary organization was Japan…
it was a GREAT deal. 2 weeks for around $2,000 in a northern region of Japan.

Now this Parisian tour costs MORE than those trips for only a week! (egad!)
Ehh.. but I’ll forgive it for being what it is and because of the economy…

When I get back home my dad is going to look at all the information and I just have to wait to see..how it goes…

I haven’t been far into France but I have been to Brittany twice for trips with the school…

I actually had a really good time!! :)

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I’ve seen lots of people posting that the French are rude. That has definitely not been my experience. I’ve heard that Parisiens can be rude, which is different to tarring all French people with the same brush.

I’m wondering if it’s partly a language barrier thing. I always try to speak a bit of French, even if it’s only a few basic words or asking hopefully “Parlez-vous anglais?” – people seem to appreciate it. France is a beautiful country with loads to offer, don’t be put off visiting!

People very rude

Took the Chunnel into Paris for a quick visit in ‘99 but haven’t been back since. I know that France has a lot more to offer than what I saw, but I did manage to see most of the landmarks of Paris: Louvre, Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe. Sadly though, I did miss out on Notre Dame…will definitely go back one day.

Meh, probably worth visiting, but I only visited Nice for a few days before driving to Italy. My main complaint is that the people are ridiculously cold and impatient, which we really only encountered with service. And my mom’s stuff was stolen right out of the room by the maids, but the hotel manager (not at a cheap place either) just shrugged it off…

So that’s all the experience of France I have =/

Try to get off the beaten path. Okay, everyone knows that Paris and the Alps and the Riviera and Corse (etc) are amazing and worthwhile places to visit. My advice for anyone planning a trip to France would be to try to plan to get off the beaten path for at least a few days of the trip. I spent five months living in a village about halfway between Pontarlier and Morteau, and it was an amazing experience to live out in rural France like that, and Morteau and Pontarlier both have very charming aspects. Every French town has something amazing to offer, even if the town is not listed in a guidebook.