mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Which trains will run is being announced on www.sncf.com at 17h the day before. This seems a big dispute.
FNRttC The Fridays' Tour, 2018
- Thread starter mmmmartin
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srw
It's a bit more complicated than that...
You have another contact via the website form with an observation you might want to address reasonably swiftly.
srw
It's a bit more complicated than that...
Most urgent observation addressed swiftly - thank you @mmmmartin
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
I'm sticking with the ferries I've already booked via Caen. Riding from Cherbourg to Lisieux doesn't appeal that much, as as for the end of the week, I am not going to miss that gig! Remember that mad rush after Bordeaux all too well…
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Does anyone know what is likely to be open in Lisieux on 18 July? I'd like to know if I need to bring my dinner with me.......
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mmmmartin
Random geezer
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StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
....still hoping someone can answer the question, 'What will be open on Fete Nationale?'......
Nick Saddlesore
Über Member
- Location
- London
Rien.
Then it's Sunday, when everything is closed.
As Bastille Day is on a Saturday, many places will close Monday.
And presumably those which usually close Monday will close Tuesday.
Wednesday there may be a national strike.
Bring sandwiches.
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Ta. That's what I thought. Was planning to have lunch on the ferry anyway, but I'll bring sarnies for my dinner......
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mmmmartin
Random geezer
That's what recces are for. We'll ask.
I suspect either the entire town will be partying and everything is open ..... or not.
I cycled down the Loire years ago in May - travelled on the Friday, Saturday all the shops shut at lunchtime as it was special weekend, then everything was shut on Sunday, and most things were shut on Monday for Ascension Day. Tuesday was OK and Wednesday was Victory in Europe Day. I nearly starved to death.
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mmmmartin
Random geezer
There's a Buffalo Grill and a McDonald's near your hotel. No one ever starved on a Fridays Tour.
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
The Buffalo Grill will be perfectly fine- but I just wanted to be sure it would be open!
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Memories of my solo mini-tour in Belgium, May 2015, when the rest of the Fridays were in Normandy. On the Monday, I got a train to Ypres, intending to ride all the way back to Brussels. Went over the border to Roubaix (velodrome, natch), then back into Belgium. Unfortunately, it was one of the saints' days. Nothing open at all either side of the border (with hindsight, I'd have done some shopping in Brussels or used the hotel's packed lunch offer). Lunch was a doughnut and a waffle from Oudenaarde station. There was a Carrefour Express open in Aalst, but by then I had lost the will to continue and bailed for a train. Carbs reloaded at Fin de Siecle, just for a change....
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