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athelstan



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St-Gervais - near Nantes - "Vendée" Departmente
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iain cooper



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it's St Gervais near Geneva, ie St. Gervais les Bains

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If I want to go there I just take my Lear jet, life's to short to be stuck behind caravans all the way to Switzerland Evil or Very Mad At work
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Post #57668 1st Feb 2010 8:39 am
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athelstan



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iain cooper wrote:
it's St Gervais near Geneva, ie St. Gervais les Bains

Iain


Iain - you dipstick. Thank you for wasting my time Evil or Very Mad

Lesson 1:Never ever abbreviate the name of a location in France as you will be sent to the wrong town or village which could mean a detour of hundreds of kilometers. In your case 815kms off the radar.

Lesson 2: Just for your information, the wedding party is 63kms from Geneva. It is only 17kms from that internationally famous ski resort of Chamonix which the Brits love. Find your own bloody route there Twisted Evil

Lesson 3: St.Gervais.......... a) St.Gervais b) St.Gervais-les-Bains c) St.Gervais-d'Auverge d) St.Gervais-les-Trois-Clochers e) St.Gervais-sur-Mare Exclamation Exclamation Exclamation Exclamation Exclamation
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chicken george wrote:
If I want to go there I just take my Lear jet, life's to short to be stuck behind caravans all the way to Switzerland Evil or Very Mad


Don't say that CG - the dipstick needs to be in France for the wedding not Switzerland - he's got enough problems on his plate orienteering south of the Clyde Exclamation
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is there a runway for my jet?? or do I take the heli?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Gervais-les-Bains At work
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athelstan go easy on Iain, he is obviously new to the driving abroad thing and has made a mistake when asking

But as you say, don't abreviate names on the continent as you can end up miles from where you want to be

There are plenty of transfer companys who will be able to pick you up from Geneva Airport and do a return journey to your wedding party, but they wouldn't be cheap, a friend had to leave early when i was in Meribel last week and his one way 2 hour trip was €270 Rolling Eyes Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis
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thanks guys.....................now sorry I asked for travel advice.

maybe better sticking to FL2 questions

Iain
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npinks
You're right my previous reference was moderate and I should go easy:

Iain you're a very silly billy.
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chicken george wrote:
is there a runway for my jet?? or do I take the heli?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Gervais-les-Bains


CG - neither. Do it with grace and a touch of British reserve. Sledge in, suitably attired in Harris Tweed etc driving a team of eight Huskies.
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@ Athelstan:

Rolling with laughter Bow down Nicely done sir.
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athelstan wrote:


CG - neither. Do it with grace and a touch of British reserve. Sledge in, suitably attired in Harris Tweed etc driving a team of eight Huskies.


while drunk as a lord on brandy Smile At work
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chicken george wrote:
athelstan wrote:


CG - neither. Do it with grace and a touch of British reserve. Sledge in, suitably attired in Harris Tweed etc driving a team of eight Huskies.


while drunk as a lord on brandy Smile


CG: Brandy is for the likes of stroppy little chaps, aka Napoleon - excitable but with very little substance. Gentlemen whose deportment reflects heritage and fine breeding would partake in a glass of fine Vintage Port (may I recommend Fonseca VP 1975 [a port on parade in full dress uniform] or the 1985 [slinky - as delicious as Aleks Krotoski in Coco Channel's little black dress]; his Lordship Wellington would have devoured both of them if he'd had the opportunity, as he did so with the lilliput Corsican.
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