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Tag Archives: France
A sacrilegious faux pas in France (Rousse)
“Let’s go,” I said, “I’ve had enough of this ridiculous Catholic tourist trap”. I spoke rather too loudly, clearly upsetting many of the faithful who were visiting this French holy site of pilgrimage. I back-tracked in admitting that it was … Continue reading
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Tagged candle, cathedral, catholic, cave, faux pas, France, holy, pilgrimage, sacrilegious, site, tourist, trap
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Lost underwear in Lyon (Rousse)
I joined a French language trip for school children, with RG as my companion. Our base was Nantes. We also took up the option of a side-trip to Lyon. The latter was a big mistake. When RG checked us out … Continue reading
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Tagged cliff, France, hotel, lighthouse, lost, Lyon, mother, Nantes, sister, station, tourism, train, underwear
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Diamond disappointment (Rousse)
Three decades after graduating with our first degrees, several of my peers were once more taking rooms on campus. I had two sets of accommodation to organise: (1) at the University of Birmingham; (2) in France. In Birmingham I showed … Continue reading
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Tagged Birmingham, diamond, disappointment, France, glass, university
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Secrets between friends (Rousse)
DJ and AJ had supposedly downsized to a modern house on the mainland. When we visited their new place, however, we found that they were now living in a gorgeous mansion furnished almost entirely with Chinese antiques. We had clearly … Continue reading
A clown, killer whales, and curvy bronzed buttocks (Rousse)
Thirty years on I rediscovered the dark-haired Italian man with whom I had been friendly in France in the 1980s. Now working as a professional clown, he lived on the French riviera in a small apartment that offered wonderful views of … Continue reading
A French language refresher course in Paris (Rousse)
I accepted the offer of a place in Paris to undertake a six-month long refresher course in French. Although downhearted at the prospect of a long time apart, TPR kindly accompanied me to France to help me settle in. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Force One, airport, anti-terrorist, camp, car, Chinese, cliff, concrete, confess, course, drug addict, excuse, fire, France, French, hall of residence, immigrant, language, naked, Paris, PhD, prostitute, protect, rain, refresher, squatter, student, tower block, TPR
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