An unfair and biased comparison

Now that we are finally caught up and settled at home, we can reflect on our trip and measure what we observe, learned and experience during that French trips. 

Let’s start first with the unpleasant stuff to conclude by the sunny side of things. 

What we didn’t like: 

• Europe is too far away and we should work at bringing the tectonic plates back together (I’ll tell Elon Musk that one!) 
• Europe is too crowded and too tight and I don’t have any solution to offer against that quandary. 
• French people are driving too fast on roads that are too narrow! 
• I only drove 1,000 miles (1638 km) and got one nasty traffic ticket. This adds to the insane cost of gasoline and the prohibitive tolls on superhighways. 
• Wifi in most hotels or “maisons d’hôtes” is woefully not working or anemic. Where is the fiber? 
• The Bordeaux airport employees don’t seem to know where their paycheck comes from 

What we loved: 

• Except for Bordeaux, all the people we met or came in contact with, were extremely nice to us. 
• The one-euro baguette 
• Plenty of inexpensive, good wine 
• Still the best food on the planet 
• Fabulous landscapes (but please, stop building like crazy on them!) 

Hopefully, you got the whole picture. Yes, France is still very, very special and fun to visit!