Watch out, though, there is also a Decathlon there which specialises in fishing (nature) and golf only.....
Box in French is "boite" (b-w-at)
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Just to the south of the city centre there is a Decathlon. They have always been very good to me when it comes to box giving.
Watch out, though, there is also a Decathlon there which specialises in fishing (nature) and golf only.....
Box in French is "boite" (b-w-at)
Watch out, though, there is also a Decathlon there which specialises in fishing (nature) and golf only.....
Box in French is "boite" (b-w-at)
Re: French End to End
chocjohn9 wrote:Just to the south of the city centre there is a Decathlon. They have always been very good to me when it comes to box giving.
Watch out, though, there is also a Decathlon there which specialises in fishing (nature) and golf only.....
Box in French is "boite" (b-w-at)
What are my chances of contacting them beforehand and reserving one? I don't fancy going there on spec. I'd hate to end up boxless and bagless.....
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You'd do better with carton than boîte, which is more a small box or tin, a place of work or even a night club. Equal emphasis on car and ton.
There's also quite a reasonable Intersport not far from the Decathlon. If one doesn't stump up the other might. None too sure anyone there'll speak English, though.
There's also quite a reasonable Intersport not far from the Decathlon. If one doesn't stump up the other might. None too sure anyone there'll speak English, though.
Have we got time for another cuppa?
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I finished this ride last week. 903 miles from Dunkirk to Perpignan in 13 days, including one day lost through heat stroke. I didn't do the bit from Perpignan to the border in the mountains due to the heat and if there's one thing I've learned from this tour it's to avoid France, especially central France in August. Apart from a couple of days when there were thunderstorms, the mercury was over 33 degrees every day and hit 41 degrees on three consecutive days. Everywhere I looked there were touring cyclists suffering and trying to find some shade.
The roads were great until I got south of Lyon and then the conditions deteriorated as there were very few roads running south and those that were had heavy, fast-moving traffic. Apart from a few sections along canal paths, the last three days were some of the scariest cycling I've ever encountered and I don't scare easily
All in all a really good trip, but I won't be troubling the south of France again in a hurry.
NB. Apparently Nimes is twinned with Preston. When I originally saw this on the sign on the way into town, I thought this was a bit harsh on Nimes. By the time I got out of the other side, I had decided that someone had done Preston a great injustice......
The roads were great until I got south of Lyon and then the conditions deteriorated as there were very few roads running south and those that were had heavy, fast-moving traffic. Apart from a few sections along canal paths, the last three days were some of the scariest cycling I've ever encountered and I don't scare easily
All in all a really good trip, but I won't be troubling the south of France again in a hurry.
NB. Apparently Nimes is twinned with Preston. When I originally saw this on the sign on the way into town, I thought this was a bit harsh on Nimes. By the time I got out of the other side, I had decided that someone had done Preston a great injustice......