There's a stereotype that French people can be haughty. As many negative stereotypes are, this wasn't true, at least not for me. We didn't really get to experience arrogant behavior from most of the people we interacted with. I will say that there was that one lady at an Information Center in Paris who was had a bit of a surly tone when answering our questions but as far as I recall, she was really the only one like that.
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| Inside the Rosary Basilica of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes |
On the other hand, we had a couple of really good interactions. When we arrived at the Paris airport, we asked a woman from customer service if she could help us look for a hotel because the hotel booths at the Paris airport were already closed (I will write more about this in my next post) and she really did try to help us by making some calls. (In the end, we just booked a hotel at the airport; I think it was Novotel). Also, when we were in Lourdes, we had a midday meal in a little restaurant near the sanctuary and the woman who served our food there was very friendly and lovely.
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| Gargoyles of Notre Dame Cathedral |
Also in Lourdes, there was a restaurant next to the train station and we had breakfast there once we arrived. Since we were taking the overnight train back to Paris, we decided to have dinner there as well. Aside from being located right next to the station, it was also quite spacious and this meant that bringing in large suitcases wouldn't be a problem. We must have spent maybe 4 hours there at the end of the day while we waited for our train. While we did order dinner, we actually stayed there for a really long time with all our luggage so I was worried it might be an issue with the owners. Thankfully, it wasn't.
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| Gave de Pau River in Lourdes |
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