I would enjoy a scrumptious

French pastry and a cup of

coffee.

This month we ask a reader,

a FRANCE contributor and a professional

about their love of France

Marian Hill

Weston, Bath

Ray Kershaw,

Harrogate, North

Yorkshire

Natalie Hall

P&O Ferries, Dover

What was your last travel experience in France?

Who would be your perfect French dinner guest?

On what would you spend your last €10?

My grand-mère; she was

great company and I loved

her food. Also, she lived

through World War II in Lille,

where she met and married

my English grandfather who

was serving in the British

Expeditionary Force.

Exploring the spectacular

Bugey – maybe France’s

best-kept secret – in the

Ain département:

mountains, rivers, lakes

and historic villages.

Travellers’ tales

A reader...

A contributor...

A professional...

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I would invite Gérard

Depardieu. From Jean de

Florette to Le Placard, I think

I’ve seen every film he’s made.

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It would have to

be Marion

Cotillard as

I think she is

a wonderful

actress and

she would

have some

interesting

stories. My husband Peter and I went

back to Paris, where we

revisited one of my favourite

museums, Victor Hugo’s house

on the pretty Place des Vosges.

A weekend in beautiful, sunny

Le Touquet last year. We took

the coastal route from Calais,

which is lovely, and makes the

drive a more pleasurable

experience.

Bread and fresh pastries from

the village of Hébuterne near

to where my parents live.

I would go for some tins of

gourmet sardines produced by

Connétable in Brittany or

Gendreau in the Vendée.