[Idyllchat] Re: Provence Untour

[Russ Crum]

We haven't been in France for 7 or 8 years now. But, we have friends  
and relatives who have. Their collective experiences have been that  
they did not encounter any anti-American attitudes. Anti-American  
government actions, yes. But, they seem to very much separate those  
feelings from feelings about us Americans as people. In fact one  
friend encountered some French locals who asked "Why do you Americans  
hate us so much?".  That was back when the anti-French rhetoric was  
running so rampant in our country.

Russ Crum
rrcrum at sbcglobal.net

On Jan 25, 2007, at 10:00, Brenda Fair wrote:

> Laura, you said "I wonder if people are afraid of
> anti-American feelings in that area. I did note that
> Untours doesn't include an overnight in Rousillon
> anymore."
>
> Did something anti-American happen in Rousillon?
> Are anti-American feelings more prevalent in Provence
> than in some other parts of France?  I want to Paris
> last spring and didn't have any problems.
>
>
> Laura Locklin <lauralocklin at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I went on this 2 years ago. It was wonderful. I know
> Provence fairly well.....my younger son studied for
> his junior year of H.S. in Orange and our family
> rented a house in Roussillon that year for a month. I
> have been on several other trips there and am
> currently signed up for an Elderhostel Food and Wine
> Tour of Provence this June. This tour is also having
> trouble filling up. I wonder if people are afraid of
> anti-American feelings in that area. I did note that
> Untours doesn't include an overnight in Rousillon
> anymore.
>
> One of the highlights of our Untours visit was the
> marketplace in Isle sur la Sorgue. Our Untours guide
> Patrick send us all out on a mission, teams were
> assigned to buy bread, cheese, wine, fruit, pastries,
> etc. We assembled a picnic on the stone wall and
> munched our way through an unforgettable meal (and
> Untours picked up the costs).
>
> The museums are terrific, the scenery is marvelous,
> the ambience so reminiscent of the French painters,
> the Untours hotels and staffs charming. If you haven't
> yet gone I urge you to try it.
>
> Laura
>
>
>
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