How American spend their evenings in France
Our new group of American has arrived at our guesthouse. We have 7 women. The good news is that the sun is back after hiding for 3 weeks. It is not hot but very pleasant.
What do tourists do in the evening on a trip to France? Once dinner is over, they go for a drink in a cafe or go to their hotel room or walk in the street assuming it is safe enough.
On our tours in our farmhouse, everyone is a guest not a tourist, so our guests put their sleepers on for dinner, sometimes their pg already and after a convivial and gourmet four course dinners, they hang out by the fireplace, listen to French music, play games or talk about food. Yesterday, the group decided to play games. Last night, everyone teamed up to play pictionnary and tonight they played scrabble.
It is like a family being on vacation together. We had music by the famous French singer, Edith Piaf, in the background. I could have made a fire but it was not cold enough. Wine was enough to warm everyone up. Was it the wine or the game that made the evening full of laughter? It didn’t matter as long as we had fun. That is what traveling to France with French Escapade is all about.
My name is Jackie Grandchamps. In 2003, I founded French Escapade, offering another way to travel in small groups of 8. "Don't be a tourist, be our guest" is the moto and spirit of my company.
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Through this blog, I will provide information about France, Belgium, California, (soon Italy) but also some stories from my guests on the tours.
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