TheCobra1 Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 My family (and I) are going to France this summer! I just think that is sooooo coool!!! We'll probably take lots of pics so i'll post a few here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tutankhamun Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 That's neat. I've never been there though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uppy Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Matt Damon's going to be in France too! Maybe I'll run into him at the store. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argalius Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 France isn't that cool, they all speak French (in which I suck really hard ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufinwe Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 (I am going to France tomorrow ... ah, but hang on ... I am in France Where about are you going? Just Paris or will you discover the beauties of the South?I really hope you'll enjoy it. It's a good choice anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCobra1 Posted April 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 Hmmm, Paris probably, i'd like to visit Normandy though. Is the Eiffel Tower cool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeZar Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 France .... its just the same old thingies Come to Norway ... snow, skiing, lots of hot girls ... everything you ever wanted =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argalius Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 I am going to France tomorrow ... ah, but hang on ... I am in France ← French really don't have a sense of humour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufinwe Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 (and yes, the Eiffel Tower (if you dare going to the very top floor) is über cool, if it is not too foggy or too poluted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaas Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 Hmmm, Paris probably, i'd like to visit Normandy though. Is the Eiffel Tower cool?←While you're in Normandy you could also pay a visit to Brittany to check out the dolmens.Oh, one thing I really recommend in Normandy are those little islands of which I can't remember the name . Maybe Curu knows? Mont St. Michel is pretty cool too but it's very very crowded. The coastline is quite nice, many old WW2 bunkers (the Atlantic Wall) and a nice rocky shoreline.Oh, and Lille isn't that for from Normandy either. It's a typical Flemish town (but in France) and very beautiful. Really worth paying a visit, especially for the architectural beauty, nice food (Flemish and French, best food in the world combined ) and great shops (especially for music instruments). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufinwe Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 (Well, what the French call the "îles anglo-normandes" (the Channel Islands for the English) are a remnant from the Norman invasion ...Anyway, I went to one of them: Guernsey ... it is very pleasant, but it is quite small, and part from Victor Hugo's house, there is not much to see Mount St Michel is beautiful, but as Klaas said, it is very crowded ... Avranches is great, but for another reason. There is the museum of WW2 and it is really something to see. Of course, you need a lot of time in France to see all that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paal_101 Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Go see Alesia! I'd love to go check out one of the greatest sieges in all of history Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufinwe Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 (It's far from Paris ... you'll need a car ... you can take the train there, but it may be more expensive than renting a car ... and remember, in France (and Europe), most of the cars have manual gears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaas Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Manual gears are cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uppy Posted April 9, 2005 Report Share Posted April 9, 2005 We'll only be nine hours away from Johnny Depp's house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeOptimist Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 We'll only be nine hours away from Johnny Depp's house!←Johnny Depp lives in France? Oh yes, I may remember hearing/reading something about that a while back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Thug AMish Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 I really wanted to go this summer, but I doubt I can now since I have a full-blown internship at Parker-Hannifin. Bof.Come to Norway ... snow, skiing, lots of hot girls ... everything you ever wanted =)That reminded me of a Monty Python sketch where Eric Idle is doing a political broadcast for the "Norwegian British Party", starts talking about the advantages of the Norwegian economy, and then says how "Norwegian girls will do anything for you, really, you just have to ask, and they know how to do it..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufinwe Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 (Johnny Depp lives in the US, IIRC ... he is simply married to a French woman (singer/actress) and they spend a lot of time in France ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCobra1 Posted April 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Is it expensive to live in France? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufinwe Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 (Well, it depends where you are ... it is definitely expensive to live in Paris (not as much as in London though) ... but outside large urban areas, life is not as expensive ... it is surely cheaper in France than it is in England or in Germany ... but it is more expensive in France than it is in Spain or Italy ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCobra1 Posted April 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 Okay... Lets say a lego set costs $5.00 here how much would it cost in Paris? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufinwe Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 (a lego set ??? good lord ... I haven't bought legos for at least 15 years I can tell you that a baguette costs € 0.75 ... that is US$ 0.90 ...then, a liter of petrol costs € 1 .. that is US$1.20 (but that doesn't count since US oil has no tax and is subsidised ) ...what else ... ah ... 10 blank CDs cost € 5-6 ... that's a good example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCobra1 Posted April 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 Thanks! Petrol??? We call it gas here. :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufinwe Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 (petrol => GBgas => US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorian Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 petrol => GB←Right on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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