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2015 Le Mans
My wife and I are starting to plan a trip to Le Mans.
Any information that any of you Pelican members can give us would be appreciated. We haven't left the United States (except my military years) and will have to get going on the process of going abroad. Le Mans is the last of two things on my bucket list. We went to Bonneville Salt Flats speed trials last year and I almost brought the 911 to make a 150 mph run but chickened out. Anyway we are getting pretty excited about going to France and watching the 24 hour event. Any tips would be helpful. Thanks... Don |
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11-04-2014, 02:03 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Back in B'ham, AL
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Learn French.
It'll help you a lot, even if they (French people) speak english they will speak to you in French -somehow and as weird as it sounds. |
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11-04-2014, 02:07 PM
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11-04-2014, 02:17 PM
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Depends really how long you'll be staying in France on how much 'French' to learn before going:
English is the world language, and most Europeans speak English. Being polite will get you very far should you need help. The 'ugly American' WILL get kicked to the curb in a heartbeat. The French were much more polite than NYC Food...it's what you DON'T taste(like preservatives to keep food 'fresh' until the next Ice Age) is what I remember most. Was surprised that overall in Paris, the French woman were not very attractive(at least to me), and the fries off the street vendors are to die for! The ride by train from Paris to Le Mans thru the French countryside is fantastic, and the campsites are 1 huge party(and they party big AFTER the race too). I was there in 88' when Porsche got bamboozled out of the win by Jaguar by taking on an extra tank of fuel at night(issue exacerbated by Klaus Ludwig missing the pits, running out of fuel, and limping home on the starter), but it still was the adventure of a lifetime, like some surreal dream. You won't regret it. The wine is pretty good too!  If you have time to go to Nice(which I did not), it's quite spectacular from what I hear.
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11-04-2014, 04:55 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: SoCal, USA
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Finances: Do not rely on cash. Currency exchanges in France, and also in Belgium, are almost nonexistent, except at airports. Do rely on your check/ATM card. And do obtain cards that rely on chips, rather than magnetic strips. The latter are becoming obsolete in much of Europe.
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