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Hi Sharon,

We had a lovely time in Normandy & managed to see a range of properties which gave us much food for thought.

It opened our eyes as what to expect & not, as sometimes the internal photos tell a different story.

Your agents were very friendly & most helpful, as they showed us one or two more properties than we had on our list.

We have had another look & are collating another list in readiness for a visit in June or July.

best regards, Adi & Kitija.

We could not find a property for Adi & Kitija this time but hopefully on their next viewing trip to France we will find them the right house for sale in Normandy.

Hi Sharon, 

Thanks you for arranging the property I recently visited, and also for sending information on other services that Cle France provides. 

My visit to the converted mill property in Burgundy was a pleasure. Your agent was punctual meeting me, and she was polite and helpful in answering questions. 

The restoration has been beautifully done, and I don't think there is anything that would need altering in order to live there comfortably. The location is excellent, being quiet yet not too far from villages and towns. 

As I am sure you will understand, purchasing a property is a major decision, and we have not yet decided our position with this particular property. If we need any further information, I will contact you. 

with very best wishes, Louise.

Cle France send hundreds of people to France on viewing trips every week and we wish everyone bought a house first time but it is not always that simple, unfortunatley, to make that final decision. Hopefully Louise will reflect favourably on the house she saw and make that final step to buying a dream house in the Burgundy region of France.

Hello David 

Just to let you know I was very pleased with whole process of buying a house in France, Sharon has been very helpful throught the process. Your agent was very kind and helpful aswell, eveything went smoothly and easily.

I would recommand Cle France to friends and family. 

kind regards, Khaled.

Buying a house in France need not be a difficult thing to do, Khaled bought a house in Brittany with Cle France and thought the process was easy and trouble free, we wish him and his family many happy years visiting their new hoilday home in Brittany.

Dear Sharon,

We got on really well, your estate agents were brilliant, really helpful and informative, it was a very busy visit but hopefully one of the properties should be suitable.

Kind regards, Jo.

Jo has just got back from a viewing trip to the Brittany region of France and after seeing several of our local agents she may just have found the right property, we are negotiatiing with the vendor as we speak and hope to have some good news for Jo very very soon.

Au Sud de la France (In the South of France) there is a famous drink that isn’t wine. It often brings up thoughts of the Mediterranean sun for les Français. C’est le pastis! Un apéritif à base de réglisse parfumé à l’anis (an anise flavored licorice based apératif, or pre-dinner drink).

Photo by cyclonebill on Flickr.

The name pastis vient d’un mot provençal (comes from a provençal word), and means mixture. En fait, il faut ajouter de l’eau (in fact, you have to add water) to le pastis if you want to create the potent mixture.

When I first tried la boisson alcoolisée (the alcoholic drink) I knew to regarder dans les yeux (look into the eyes) when toasting, but I still had a lot to learn about le pastis. Not knowing that you have to ajouter de l’eau (add water), I poured myself du pastis sans eau (without water) and after one sip I had to spit it out.

The strong taste was too much for mes papilles (my taste buds). I went in to try another sip, thinking it’s just une question d’habitude (a matter of habit). Malheureusement, ce n’était pas le cas (unfortunately, that wasn’t the case). Je pensais que le pastis n’était pas mon truc (I thought that pastis wasn’t my thing).

Then one day mes amis français m’ont invité au bar (my French friends invited me out to a bar) and asked me a question:

“Alex, tu veux du pastis?”

Alex, do you want some pastis?

I quickly told them ma histoire d’épouvante (my horror story), which was met with a round of laughter. Mon ami looked at me and said:

“Il faut ajouter de l’eau!”

You have to add water!

I was still sceptic, but I wanted to go in with an open mind. Surprisingly, il m’a plu (I liked it)!

Blog submitted by: Alex at The French Property Network - Cle France.

This blog was originally posted on The French Language Blog pages.