My guest on today's trip report is Nicole Morin Scribner. She was born in Quebec and moved to the United States when she was 6. She always dreamed about visiting France and made her dream trip to France a reality in the summer of 2022. Discussed in this Episode Check out the town of Blere Biking in the Loire Valley One-way bike rentals with OuiBike Stop at train crossings Don't speed at all or you'll get a ticket Eat at French meal times Table of Contents for this Episode [00:00:16] Intro [00:00:39] Today on the podcast [00:01:31] Podcast supporters [00:02:23] Newsletter [00:02:54] Dream to Reality [00:03:56] Finding your roots in France [00:05:17] Tracing the ancestors [00:07:20] Visiting the ancestors’ house [00:08:10] Bringing the aunts along[00:08:10] Bringing the elderly aunts along [00:09:17] Immigrating to Canada [00:10:17] The French Canadian Podcast [00:11:11] What else did they do on the trip? [00:11:44] Biking [00:12:13] When was the trip? [00:12:23] Car rental [00:13:17] Chambord [00:13:58] Renting a bike [00:15:28] Car rental places are not open on weekends generally [00:16:08] OuiBike is national bike rental company [00:17:14] Parisian French and Canadian French [00:18:32] Returning to France [00:19:52] Biking around Loire Valley [00:22:02] Check restaurant schedules [00:22:50] Be careful at train crossings [00:23:58] Follow the speed limits [00:25:27] Eat at meal times [00:26:30] Getting the train [00:27:24] Trains sell out fast in France, especially around holidays [00:28:34] Seeing the Eiffel Tower [00:31:48] Visiting the museums [00:34:34] Getting around Paris [00:35:45] e-bikes [00:36:10] What she didn’t like about Paris [00:36:16] Big ads over buildings in Paris [00:37:49] Where are the people in the villages? [00:38:44] What else did she enjoy? [00:39:42] Book recommendation [00:42:31] Outro [00:42:58] New patrons [00:43:07] Preparing a trip to France? [00:44:02] Self-guided tours [00:44:43] Expect strikes in early 2023 and how to deal with them [00:48:43] Personal update [00:50:39] If you love this podcast share the new trailer on your own timeline! [00:51:52] Next week on the podcast [00:52:21] Copyright More episodes about visiting France for the first time #FrenchCanadian, #Genealogy, #Dreams, #FamilyConnections #Travel, #FrenchOrigins, #Podcast