Picardie Trip Report, Episode 215
Join Us in France Travel Podcast
Annie Sargent
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 9 December 2018
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
On today's episode of the podcast Annie and guest William Ciardiello talk about Picardie, a region just to the north of Paris.
Picardie Trip Report
William was invited to visit the area by a family of locals he met through a school exchange program. They showed him around to the best places their region has to offer.
Many people who visit France just want to take a selfie in front of the Eiffel Tower and the Mona Lisa and be off to the next country. A visit to the Picardie is NOT in the cards for such visitors.
But for those of us who take the time to get to know France, the Hauts-de-France region has a lot to offer and my guest William has visited many of them.
Off-the-Beaten-Track in France
I have to say that it is one of the least "touristy" part of France where I've spent little time myself. But I live on the southern side of the country in Toulouse, which probably explains a lot.
But for those of us who are in search of off-the-beaten-track places in France Picardie has it all! Châteaux? Yes! Historical sites? Yes! Fascinating Museums? Yes! Beautiful vistas? Definitely!
What about gastronomy? Well, it is a bit like the Idaho of France. Lots of potatoes. Lots of wheat, mushrooms, lots of agriculture. Mostly beer, no wine. They have a few food specialties, but they are not as famous as the specialties of Provence or Gascony or Lyon.
But you know what? Paris doesn't have wine and super famous gastronomy either (other than onion soup) and we still love Paris! Don't let that stop you.
Being a girl from the South I have to say that the weather isn't ideal either. Lots of rain. But this is no different than Paris, really. So don't let that stop you either!
FYI, apparently some people spell it "Picardy". Why? That's so wrong! I refuse to do that!
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is Join us in France, episode 215. |
| 0:04.0 | Bonjour, I'm Annie, and join us in France is the podcast where we talk about France. |
| 0:09.0 | It's many quirks. |
| 0:10.0 | Yes, we have a lot of them. |
| 0:12.0 | It's history, it's language, and of course itineraries and destinations |
| 0:16.5 | in France you want to hear about because hopefully you'll be visiting soon. On today's |
| 0:21.5 | episode, the Picardy with William Chardello. |
| 0:25.2 | William has visited parts of France that most of us never make it too, and this is our first time |
| 0:31.0 | talking about the Picardy on the podcast. |
| 0:34.0 | So, yay, finally. |
| 0:36.4 | For my personal update, you'll hear Elise and I |
| 0:39.2 | give you some advice on how to deal with the Yellow Jacket protests going on in December 2018. |
| 0:46.7 | Things are calming down a bit thankfully and there won't be a new episode on |
| 0:51.6 | December 30th or January 6th because I will be away enjoying family time. |
| 0:57.0 | Join us in France is brought to you by Patreon supporters and addicted to France, |
| 1:02.0 | the small group tour company for people who want to enjoy France to the fullest with zero stress. |
| 1:08.0 | You can still check out our tour on the Dordogne coming up in September 2019 on addicted to France.com and I think that would make |
| 1:16.3 | for a very nice Christmas gift. the The Hello William and welcome back to join us in France. How are you doing? |
| 1:55.6 | I'm doing very well Annie. It's good to speak with you. |
| 1:58.4 | Lovely to speak with you again. Thank you so much for sticking with me and talking to us about |
| 2:04.0 | Picardy. For people who haven't listened to the first episode we recorded |
| 2:08.1 | together, do you want to tell us a little bit about yourself and how you came to visit Picardy? Yes Annie I'm retired and I spend |
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