tegwini

Hi Bugbear  & Cendrillon Is OP me ?- not sure I get this www. speak!  Was  NOT a matter of not 'being bothered' - for starters I didn't notice your here - and have only just discovered you can click on these I do get out, & have a life too,  hence not 'au fait' with  all this stuff!!!    And, it does show Vienna - nice place, stayed there, but a  long way from Poitiers. No point in such comments,  and  I did reply, moved this request to get some suggestions, rather not have any responses such as this! Tegwini  

We will be in France over Christmas - have to- to pay M. le Plombier etc & arrange next job, and will be stripping wallpaper off a ceiling !   and OH has to take leave betw. Christmas & NY.   SO any suggestions for anything to do betw. 22- 30th December near Poitiers ? Could be Christmas markets, music, carol singing, art,  & planning to use TGV to go the Paris - any ideas there? Willing to travel by car in the Vienne  & perhaps by train if futher Regards & thanks Tegwini  

Sorry Framboise- slipped up in this reply... We brought out an integrated dishwasher - in reality they are all the same ( doubt if it is made in the UK)  a good make- can't remember the name- it's in France, I am in the UK, but from Comet - nothing special about it - except. quite a bit cheaper- integrated not showing control panel.  Same make available from Darty etc - we did shop around, just cheaper in the UK  Wouldn't have bothered otherwise, as it was a right pain to have washer in back of car & oven on roof of estate car. Plombier presumably got in what was needed - no problems as far as I know, you can't see the pipes, as it's built in;  oven likewise, Neff- same available in Darty etc- lots cheaper in Comet- as it is a double oven, & not the norm in France. Hope you're sorted by now Framboise. Regards Tegwini

Howzit julle!!! We're in Wiltshire/Vienne - amazing how we jaapies get around.   I am really a rooinek,  but lived there for over 24 yrs,  husband born in Southern Rhodesia/parents SAfricans living there, and his family goes back in SA to about 1685, although he tries not to be a                 'when we/hairy back'   all the time.  Do you also find France a bit similar?  We find La Vienne a bit like Natal,  not as hot, but safer.   We go to France as often as possible - next visit beg Oct., looking forward to being there full-time.  Are there many others that you have met?  We ought to arrange a braai at some point convenient for all- any interest in this  ?  Would love to hear from you all - a   pm/email (not sure what a pm is) Take care Tegwini  

We have just re-done our French kitchen and a double oven was cheaper in the UK, so was an integrated dishwasher.  The double oven Neff  --and it comes with a warranty in Europe - obviously not the Comet pricey 'warranty'.   The double oven, same model,  was special order at Darty, and hundreds of euro more.    The integrated dishwasher - with no switches showing likewise.  We saved quite a lot- & no problem for the plombier either.  And the instruction book is in English, should I ever get around to reading it. We did however get the hob in France - gas/electric- much better value.  So are washing machines In fact the kitchen, in oak, came from the UK - great value, and less fussy than what we looked at in France, BUT my poor old feet have not recovered as yet from carrying 95 boxes of kitchen, appliances,  etc etc...