Retiring today! Going to France for a week next week. Yeeha! (nt)

[HERVEPA]

[pscot]

1. Live long and prosper

[Aristus]

2. Congratulations!

Bon voyage!

[CurtEastPoint]

3. my ideal! going to Normandy in May...

Where will you be and.will you share photos?

[HERVEPA]

7. A week in Nyons (not a misspelling of Lyons)

Will post pictures.
I hope you have a great trip.

[Paper Roses]

10. Is it OK to say I envy you?

Normandy is fantastic, did the grand loop 8 years ago and had a ball. Started out in Paris, and planned from there. Last stop. Mt Ste. Michel.
Not a negative to be found. Enjoy!

[CurtEastPoint]

13. My W-most point is Mt St Michel, then back to Chartres and then Fountainbleau, CDG.

[Paper Roses]

16. Great, If you like history, check out Dinan.

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It should be on your route to Mt. Ste. Michel. We tried to visit Dinan but got lost because of road construction. I understand that we missed a jewel of a city. Been to Chartres and Fontainebleau. Booth amazing. Take the tour of Chartres Cathedral if you can. Also, down behind the Cathedral is a wonderful old city that is missed by many. We stayed at Hotel de la Poste in the middle of everything. Good accommodations, east access to everything.

I am so jealous. Are you traveling with your own itinerary? We never had reservations on our trips except night of arrival in Paris and night before our return home. In case of connection problems or traffic.)

The restaurant so highly touted for omeletts on Mt St/M is too expensive, other restaurants on the Mt. are good and far less $$$$. Touristy but worth it.

Edited for PS. We went in MaY. Weather was fantastic. Few days required light jacket or sweater but most just sunny and in the upper 60's.

[CurtEastPoint]

17. Not on the list but I'm still flexible.

The itinerary is as below. I am too chicken little and like more control so I always book. Yes, early May. I'm excited. Oh, I see I need to add Fountainbleau in. Merde.



I went to Provence last fall: check it out, bebe! http://provence.curtisrush.com/

[oldandhappy]

4. Excellent!!!

Glad for you.

[LiberalEsto]

5. Congratulations to you!

[In_The_Wind]

6. That's wonderful!

Congratulations

[HERVEPA]

8. Thanks all

[Paper Roses]

9. Have a wonderful time. France is amazing.

Love the history, the food, the people. Wish I could go again but that is not in the cards.
Don't know where Nyons is but it has to be wonderful.

[femmocrat]

11. Congratulations!!

I am so jealous! My dream is to go to France.

Have a wonderful journey!

[Coventina]

12. Congrats and have a great trip!!

Where in France are you going?

[HERVEPA]

19. Thanks. Going to Nyons. 1.5 hours north of Marseilles

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

14. Nice is Nice

In fact, it's one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. And the food is wonderful. I spent one year there from 1998-1999. Corsica is very close by plane or boat and is worth the trip.








The Old Town of Nice is amazing, a labyrinth of little streets and shops, bars, restaurants, and clubs.

[KMOD]

15. How wonderful!

Enjoy!!!

[elleng]

18. YEEHA indeed!!!

[HERVEPA]

20. Thanks all

This just a week long trip. Staying with two friends in a house in Nyons.
Expect to go back there and other places in Europe in the coming years.

[livetohike]

21. Congratulations on your retirement! Looks like it will be off to a good start

[HERVEPA]

23. A hiker, eh? Ever thin about hiking the Camino?

It's on my list of maybes.

http://www.theway-themovie.com/

[surrealAmerican]

22. Have fun ...

... and take some pictures. That way we can be even more jealous than we are now.

[IrishEyes]

24. Congratulations!

I've been to France twice. It's wonderful.