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Old 27th June 2015, 07:26 AM
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Default A trip to France

Well me and the D3 are currently in France. Crossed this morning to calais now heading to Normandy
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Old 27th June 2015, 08:10 AM
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Enjoy. The D3 is made for it.
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Old 27th June 2015, 10:51 AM
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How was Calais? Enjoy your holiday
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Old 28th June 2015, 09:41 AM
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Don't forget Arromanche, Pegasus Bridge, Caen and Bayeux.
Lovely area, but then I do know and like most of France.
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Old 28th June 2015, 10:02 AM
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We are staying in a gite about 15 miles from Vire. Lovely and quiet. Did not see anyone trying to get into lorries when leaving the calais end of the tunnel.
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2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles
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2004 D3 A8 3.7 Quattro, Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Solar Sunroof, TV, ACC, phone and almost every option. 168K miles rising slowly
with retrofit AMI and DVB-T in place of Analogue
2003 Volvo S60 D5 SE Manual, 197K miles.
2001 D2 A8 3.7 QS, Bi-Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Electric Everything, retrofitted RNS-D, 191K Miles
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Old 28th June 2015, 10:08 AM
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And a picture just now it's 26c and no clouds.
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2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles
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2004 D3 A8 3.7 Quattro, Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Solar Sunroof, TV, ACC, phone and almost every option. 168K miles rising slowly
with retrofit AMI and DVB-T in place of Analogue
2003 Volvo S60 D5 SE Manual, 197K miles.
2001 D2 A8 3.7 QS, Bi-Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Electric Everything, retrofitted RNS-D, 191K Miles
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Old 28th June 2015, 11:21 AM
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Know the area well, many coach trips over the years.
Rented a chateau in St James a few years back about 25 miles South West from you.
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Old 28th June 2015, 11:28 AM
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J'adore, Vive la France!!

We try and get over 2-3 times a year. Enjoy🇫🇷😀☀️🇫🇷😀☀️🇫🇷
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Old 28th June 2015, 02:59 PM
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Belle France
I'll admit my German is much better than my French
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Old 30th June 2015, 10:47 AM
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Paid a visit to Omaha beach today, still hot weather. Sad to think what happened here all those years ago.
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2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles
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2004 D3 A8 3.7 Quattro, Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Solar Sunroof, TV, ACC, phone and almost every option. 168K miles rising slowly
with retrofit AMI and DVB-T in place of Analogue
2003 Volvo S60 D5 SE Manual, 197K miles.
2001 D2 A8 3.7 QS, Bi-Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Electric Everything, retrofitted RNS-D, 191K Miles
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