When in France...

When in France...

Soak up the quiet rural lifestyle whenever possible...

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Take time to smell the flowers...

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Discover villages tucked away down seemingly impassable lanes...

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But head for the towns and cities too for a dose of the fascinating heritage and sights to remember.

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Eat outside the little cafés...and watch the world go by...

Sample the specialities and don't worry about the calories!

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When in France...

Get to know the locals...

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They're a friendly lot...even if your schoolgirl French from 28 years ago is now a little dodgy, and who knows what you are really saying...;-))

Relax...

Dream...

And Laugh.

When in France...

Act your shoe size...

And enjoy the sunshine, knowing that back home its probably raining!

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Treasure the details and the souvenirs picked up along the way...

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Shop!

Even when it turns out that all that lovely vintage enamelware isn't for sale...

And its 'display only'!

A few pieces just might have a price ticket - and one that you can afford, too ;-))

(Drat that poor exchange rate!)

(But I'm chuffed with my red check enamel pieces and the traditional Bretagne clogs, which I shall display in our kitchen as a reminder of a fab holiday)

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And there's always the colourful markets, where an eyeful such as this is priceless!

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Garlic and onions are always for sale...

And sweeter scented Marseille soaps.

(I've invested in several bars of these traditional floral soaps, which will come with me to the next V&H fair.)

And if possible make a b-line for Helen's 'heaven on earth'.

(More about this story will follow on another post...)

(Hubby, our youngest daughter, her bestest buddie and I, all stayed in a rural Gite near to Josselin in Brittany. It was a wonderful holiday, where we found the Bretagne people to be very welcoming. The scenery is beautiful, the lifestyle laid-back and luckily for us, the sun shone!)

Niki x