Hello mylot!

I like to go to Paris but I find it very expensive. It is good to be back in England at the moment though although it doesn't look as nice as where I was..

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Yep the area I stayed in was really nice, and had great views, I drove all the way down there and really enjoyed that part of it. I find driving in France much less stressful than some places in the UK.

The climate where I was staying was boiling, as it was in the south of France. I was in the Beaujolais region, we drove through Champagne, and of course had some champagne there although I didn't actually like the one we tried!
It is really hard work but well worth it, if you find a paid job then it is great, we had a place with accommodation and food, as well as pay so I was quite lucky.

Thanks very much, I will organise the photos so they are in one place and hopefully put a link up to them all at some point.
The wife spoke great English so it was helpful at times!

I did speak a word there, of both French and English! There were many French, some could speak a little English, two Polish people who were pretty much fluent in English, an icelandic girl who was lovely and spoke perfect English, and two other English kids.
Everyone was really nice, there were a few odd jobs but it is what you expect! Xxx

i knew it. I think i was just imagining myself not speaking at all if i ever got into to france and just start plainly looking at the Eiffel tower. well, was it great? glad you came back have a great my-lot day

It was great but there were moments of doubt when it got too hot or hurt my back and basically whole body too much!

I said a quick hello to him yesterday but pretty much fell asleep straight after, I am still pretty tired today.
It was really hot but the evenings got quite cold really, towards the end it got quite windy and cloudy but it made the views look even nicer!
I didn't drive in Paris, but the whole drive was easy and fun, the journey back wasn't brilliant weather so it wasn't as nice to look around but it was still great. The food was really nice and lots of it but I think I lost a bit of weight over there as my appetite didn't really get too big as I was mainly too hot, and we were working so much that it explains why I lost a little weight. Everyone else gained it through eating too much!
I drove most of the day Thursday with a Polish couple which was fun, stayed in cheap hotel then drove maybe 4 hours until a ferry to UK, then 2 hours after that.
There are many discussions I can start now!

I find too that the heat here puts a halt to appetite during the summer but then the cold winter makes up for it. I prefer it over here though and I am only across the Alps (behind them) compared to where you were.

I am so pleased you enjoyed it and have such pleasant happy memories. Are you thinking of going back next year too?

I think a few of the people who went for the first time like us may consider going back, and I know that many of the French who lived nearby do it each year so there would be familiar faces if I went to the same place.
Here is a little photo, I just managed to poke my face in in time for the photo!

Just in time eheheheheh!

The one down below with vino looks so sad. You both look sad

You missed it when he was hiding his face into me it was so sad

Will you still keep in touch with the farmer? Maybe you could go and visit before next autumn and see Vino again?

We still have their email, so if we do it again next year I won't have to pay the big amount I had to pay for an agency to give me their details! I would love to see Vino again, I would be gutted if he wasn't there for any reason!!

Oh that would be great then that you would save that expense!

If you go back the dog gets it

Oooooooooooh Mike you'd have to get passed me to get to the dog! I have no plans for a while, maybe the odd day trip or something, my birthday next month got to celebrate it some how..

Well maybe I was okay with the insects because I had gloves on, I noticed soon in that there were many big spiders, and there was no choice but to carry on as I had work to do!
I didn't like the bugs going into my bucket as they'd be squished into wine so I tried to get some out some of the time.
I have a really nice picture of me with the dog when I am saying good bye, it makes me sad, I miss him! I probably missed out on a lot here, and I know it is very hard to catch up on mylot so hopefully people will fill me in!

Yes we would definitely fill you in. There was nothing new anyway. I hope you could post a picture of you and the dog your talking about. Cause i can totally relate to that! I love our dogs and they make me happy.

Here is a photo of me and the dog, I only have a few pictures on the computer at the moment and luckily one with the dog!
This was our good bye cuddle we were both sad

How adorable! You two looked very pretty. I am beginning to become a homosexual when i see your picture. Just kidding, you might get afraid with me now. Is that a beagle? It really looked like one.

glad you like the photo! There is a better one where I am looking up but I like them both, he is a beagle.

I just saw your comment to the photo of me and two guys, you pronounce his name voidtek but you don't say the T too much. It is spelled Wojciech, I looked it up, but the way he wrote it for me was Vojtek..

You could post that one too. My guess was right, then. Glad your back,, enjoy your stay here okay? It's already 10:22 PM in here and i am about to take a break from the computer. Have a nice day!

So you pronounce it as WOYTEK?

Thank you, it was a great experience, France is a nice place to visit, and it was great to work there and leave with a nice bit of pay too!
It is very interesting but it is very hard work to keep up with the pace of picking the grapes. You look up and see that everyone is ahead even if you are working fast, and not only that the heat is just so intense sometimes, but you have to keep on going!

"as well as Italy"

On the drive down all you could see at some points were just vineyards, we laughed on the way but on the way home we didn't want to see anymore bloomin' grape vines!

LOL I used to go strawberry picking as a teenager and Icouldn't bear strawberry jam for years after that either

It was very, very tough, some hills were so steep you'd literally have to climb up parts, and in the blazing heat. The guys would bring around water and wine on our drinks breaks though!