jugadorone Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 WE WANT TO MOVE ABOUT A HOUR OR SO TRAIN RIDE FROM PARIS SO WE WONT BE IN THE CITY BUT STILL CLOSE, ANY SUGGESTIONS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterG Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Ashford.....Kent !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana (ex tag) Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Chartres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 BELGIUM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Le Mans!Edit : Not a very comprehensive response on reflection. Seriously, 55 minutes by TGV into Montparnasse station. Lovely countryside (rolling hills, forests etc), house prices still quite reasonable. Climate - not too hot, not too cold - on average about 5 degrees above the South of England - although you wouldn't know it at the moment. Nice lively city with not too many social problems and lots to do. A very attractive old town with protected buildings and a beautiful cathedral. New tramway due to open in November linking the station to the suburbs. Close to the Loire Valley. Oh, and there's the petrolhead thing but it only intrudes (if it's not an interest of yours) for a couple of weeks a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tourangelle Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Tours (but TGV), Senlis (but it's expensive) Amiens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Framboise Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Again, TGV from Montparnasse, 1 hours 20 mins. Disembark any of the stations in the Orne, L'Aigle onwards. Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Reims? On the new TGV Est. Could be a bit pricy on a daily commute though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lassie Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Fontainebleau. 35 mins to Paris. Beautiful forests, chic shopping, pretty villages around, good markets, large expat community if needed (INSEAD), international school. We have lived in 3 different parts of France and like this best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana (ex tag) Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Yeah, OK if you are rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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