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[ November 28, 2009; ] At Bellegarde-en-Marche (23 Creuse Limousin), the locals are so keen on goat that a Confrerie (or brotherhood) of Goat Meat Eaters (la confrérie des mangeurs de chèvres) has been established to celebrate the local delicacy. However it is thought that the tradition goes back more to the use of sharpened goat horn to fight off ………Continue reading Goat Eaters Brotherhood! Ryanair is introducing new flights to France next summer (2010) from Leeds/Bradford to Limoges, Montpellier, Nantes and Carcassonne! There are already flights from Yorkshire Avignon, Bergerac,Chambery, La Rochelle, Nice, Paris and Toulouse. ………Continue reading More UK to France routes for 2010 [ July 4, 2009 to July 26, 2009. ] Each July the French get very excited about 180 or more professional cyclists who cover 3,500km over three weeks racing around France, including staggering climbs in the Alps and Pyrenees. [caption id="attachment_1239" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Tour de France 2009"][/caption]With lots of razzamataz, commercial sponsorship, scandal and sporting achievement, it is a spectacle well worth seeing – especially ………Continue reading Cycling’s Tour de France 2009 The Independent (2 Aug 08) has another of its “50 Best…” series, this time on Railway Journeys – and includes 2 French ones. ………Continue reading Some of the best Railway Journeys in France Another French icon, the Solex motorised bicycle used to be a common sight throughout France – although in earlier times it was powered by a noisy smelly little 2-stroke petrol engine. Something like 80 million Solexs were produced as a cheap form of transport after the Second World War.The original production line closed at ………Continue reading Getting around northern France – French style! Buy at AllPosters.com ………Continue reading Internal flights in France |
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