The Chic Family headed off to northern France in April ... and almost all of us wish we were still there (not sure that baby J is that bothered where he is ...). It was fab.
Our house was a former dairy in the grounds of the 15th century Manoir de Petagny (pictured above). Our hosts were an Anglo-Dutch couple with three young teens and they'd thought of everything in their recommissioning of the old building. Four bedrooms, a spacious patio, fire-place, high chair ... our favourite activity was to sit around the very long dining table and eat the goodies we'd collected that day from the market or the Intermarche (my family are not adventurous shoppers).
The herd of cows were an unexpected bonus. The train was also a highlight!
I love France, and this time I loved the French a lot more. I think it had something to do with attempting to speak French to them no matter how crappily I spoke it. Train conductors, shop girls, policemen ... they all warmed up the moment we greeted them with 'bonjour monsieur, je suis Australienne and je ne parle pas francais!' I even gave a delivery guy directions! Thank God for La France en Direct in Year 7.
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