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francenew : la
belle époque
on first arriving in France - driving Marianne - a French national symbol, with French definitive stamps the calendar of the French Revolution the 6th
bridge at Rouen: Pont Gustave Flaubert, the French umbrella & Aurillac the forest
as seen by francois mauriac, and today the Citroën 2CV: Marianne - a French national symbol, with French definitive stamps the calendar of the French Revolution mardi gras! carnival in Basque country what a hair cut! m & french pop/rock country life in France: the poultry fair the greatest show on Earth - the Tour de France short biography of Pierre (Peter) Abelard
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Motorway aires are designed to provide a suitable environment for relaxing, refreshing and recovering during the long, hard journeys. As well as facilities of often dubious nature, picnic tables and seats, a telephone kiosk, there are often optional extras such as a play area or a display related to some local interest or event.
aire de garonneMany large motorway aires are franchised from the major petrol companies, such as Total or Esso. However, major French supermarket chains have bought into motorway aires, and every so often you will find an aire that is run by, say, Carrefour or Leclerc. This Leclerc aire is a pleasant surprise, being clean inside and out, and well-appointed. And the prices are slightly lower than those in other aires with shopping and fuel.
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toulouseToulouse is the fourth largest city in France, after Paris, Marseille and Lyon. It has a strong aerospace industry, manufacturing both the Airbus passenger craft and Ariane space rockets. Toulouse is known as la Cité Rose - the Pink City - on account of the distinctive pinky-red bricks used for muchof the town architecture. Toulouse is known as the City of violets. Violets were first introduced
in St Jory, to the north-west of Toulouse, in the 19th century. sketch map locating the aire de garonne The northbound aire de Garonne [Garonne sud] is situated between the towns of Valence d’Agen (sortie 8) and Castelsarrasin (sortie 9). It not connected to the aire de Garonne sud, which is also an aire with fuel and shops. The aire de Garonne is in Département 47 - Lot et Garonne.
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