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Our normal last day routine is to clear the apartment, ski all day, then drive to Chambery/Grenoble, eat at Flunch and do a supermarket stop before driving through the night back to Calais/Dunkirk.
Question is will supermarkets and fast food restaurants be open at all on Christmas Day in France?
I presume the motorway services will be operating as normal?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Layne, supermarkets not normally open (though smaller ones in resort could be), couldn't say about fast food outlets. Fuel stations were certainly open for us 2008, so I expect the other bits would be too.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Supermarkets in resort (Les Arcs) were open last Christmas Day, but for a few hours in the morning only.
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Layne, the motorway service areas should all have fuel, possibly limited food service I would think, but I'd be surprised if either Flunch or supermarket were open in the evening.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Usually we buy stuff that we like, is cheap, can't get at home in the supermarket. A little Brucie Bonus when we get home. So may have to forego that this time. Possibly more concerned about the eating situation. As normally it works well to get out of the mountains on to the main roads, feed the kids up so they sleep, and a break for daddy and mummy before the motorway drive. I have got a feeling service stations might be the best or only bet, although I guess proper restaurants will be open even if the fast food joints aren't?
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proper restaurants will be open even if the fast food joints aren't?
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I'd guess not, actually, outside resorts - but it is just a guess. Someone who knows better might be along soon. But eating in motorway service stations is generally OK.
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| Layne wrote: |
| Usually we buy stuff that we like, is cheap, can't get at home in the supermarket. A little Brucie Bonus when we get home. So may have to forego that this time. Possibly more concerned about the eating situation. As normally it works well to get out of the mountains on to the main roads, feed the kids up so they sleep, and a break for daddy and mummy before the motorway drive. I have got a feeling service stations might be the best or only bet, although I guess proper restaurants will be open even if the fast food joints aren't? |
I'm sure the boulangerie will be open in the morning, so it wouldn't be beyond the wit of man to keep some Jambon et Fromage from the day before and Robert est votre oncle pères
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Layne, out of resort, nothing will be open. You can forget Flunch, and if you want supermarket goodies you will have to get them in resort or zap down to the valley on/before Christmas Eve (shops usually open until 19:30).
Motorway services, on the other hand, will be running as normal. (And their staff, like me, will be on double time.  )
If I were you I'd shop in resort or - if there isn't enough choice/you don't like the prices - nip down to the valley during the week. I'd then eat at the first motorway services (food usually Flunch style/quality if not as cheap), tuck the anklebiters up and carry on as usual.
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| bertie bassett wrote: |
| Robert est votre oncle pères |
do you mean Robert est le frere de votre pere? (near enough I guess)
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et le tour est joué.... je crois
I have just come back from an evening of French games and songs (Hisse et Ho, Santiano....) so am rather in the groove. 
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