Friendly French

Today was moving day as we had to catch the TGV from Bordeaux  to Paris. We are both looking forward to the flight home tomorrow evening.

While some of our dramas in France this trip have been cause for anxiety, I must compliment most of the French people who have helped us out in our times of trouble. The handbag in the taxi revealed some charming and helpful people and when I had the two tyre punctured there were some really nice people who helped us put the car in a safe place and negotiate our way to the hotel.

This morning the bad news was the Avis charge for the car, but thankfully I took out insurance protection for that. 

We took 1st class tickets on the TGV and now know why friends told us not to bother. We has to share a compartment with an American women who was very unfriendly and an older French women who took some time to get out of our booked seat. Still a great way to travel.

The arrival in our hotel Icone was very pleasant, however. The receptionist is a young women who spent 12 months in Oz. She has been very helpful in tips for eating and has promised late checkout, baggage holding and a booked taxi to the airport tomorrow evening. Takes a little weight off my mind!

A fellow first class passenger enjoying the trip.