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Okay party people, I'm going to bed, so have fun. Thanks for the info, @F'x. At least now I know that it's not sightseeing that awaits me, but shopping. <Shakes fist in wife's general direction.>

Cerberus

Well you haven't won me over for the Routard yet.

Wow that's early, Reg!

F'x

10:23 PM

Cerberus

Nighty-night then!

F'x

@RegDwight maybe I'm biased, let me know how it works out!

RegDwight

@Fx I sure will. (And it's not like I'm not biased, having been everywhere from Carcassonne to Paris to La Rochelle.)

F'x

then it's closer to La Rochelle :)

(which I also found boring, except for the harbour)

Cerberus

RegDwight

10:26 PM

@Fx I figured as much. They have that one tower and then... um... some streets, I guess?

F'x

@Cerberus where is that Wunderland where every place has 2 or 3 stars?

Cerberus

This kind of map, but the starred destinations usually have different colours based on the number of stars.

Switzwerland.

By the way, the Guide Vert is extremely biased towards France: I think France has about 20 times as many stars.

F'x

@RegDwight cobble stones, I already said, don't make me stutter :)

RegDwight

@Cerberus I know, I know, aber ich muß morgen früh raus.

F'x

@Cerberus let's just consider for a minute that maybe that's not bias, but fact

Cerberus

10:27 PM

@Reg: Du bist absolviert. Geh mit Gott.

RegDwight

@Fx Well, it did sound more exciting when I read Dumas as a child.

@Cerberus Haha. Geh mit Gott, aber geh!

Cerberus

@F'x: I think it is mostly that the guys from Michelin don't know Germany nearly as well as France.

RegDwight

I'm out!

F'x

@RegDwight then let me advise: if you've read Hugo, please really don't go to Dignes

Cerberus

Bye Reg! Good luck getting up!

F'x

10:28 PM

@RegDwight bye

Cerberus

For example, I went to Wasserburg last summer, Bavaria. It wasn't even on the map, I believe.

If it had been in France, it'd have had two stars.

F'x

I don't know Germany much, all I've seen is Bochum and the area around the Bodensee

Cerberus

Hmm I've never been there.

F'x

@Cerberus this reminded me of there:

maps.google.com/…

small village in Lot (Southern France, Cahors area) with some of the most exquisite people I've met

Cerberus

Ah yes, a similarly nice location.

Oh, exquisite in what way?

F'x

10:33 PM

I camped for a few weeks at the extremity of the river loop

Cerberus

Cool.

F'x

welcoming, even though not always very open-minded

Cerberus

Don't get me wrong, France is one of my favourite countries between Italy and Spain!

F'x

:)

never been to Spain much, and only to Sicily

and for work, both times :(

Cerberus

Oh I've only been to Granada. But Italy is great as well.

F'x

10:35 PM

I'm not a great traveler, I love my living room's confort too much

Cerberus

Still I think I have to say that France is my favourite country for vacation.

Oh I generally hate travelling too!

I hate, hate waiting, heat, spending huge amounts of money...

MrHen

Is there a quick way to see which flags have resulted in an increase or decrease of flag weight?

Cerberus

I have no idea, sorry.

MrHen

I am finding the flag-weight page a little confusing

Ah well. Thanks :)

F'x

@MrHen sorry, but if you interrupt again with such an off-topic question, I will have to report you to the authorities

Cerberus

10:36 PM

So did I. I never came back there after looking at it once.

F'x

@MrHen but no, there is none

Cerberus

Yeah! Next time he is going to ask about some language stuff.

MrHen

:(

Cerberus

I really wonder why most people find travelling so terribly important, to return to the topic of this chat.

MrHen

@Cerberus I find traveling a great way to get to know someone better. As in, people can be at their best/worst when exploring new territories.

Cerberus

10:39 PM

@MrHen: You don't wan't to be anywhere near me when I'm travelling!

You can also get to know people by cooking together.

MrHen

@Cerberus Right. Good to know?

Cerberus

Hehe.

MrHen

@Cerberus Ugh. Yeah, probably. I am not remotely useful there.

Cerberus

With cooking?

MrHen

I don't like getting my hands dirty

Cerberus

10:40 PM

Well, then you can travel for me, and I'll cook for you.

MrHen

A neurotic thing, certaintly

Cerberus

Understandable.

MrHen

@Cerberus Hey, that sounds like a deal.

Cerberus

I cook as cleanly as possible when I have the time.

MrHen

@Cerberus Yeah, some cooks are not very clean. I have problems with that.

But good for you for clean.

Cerberus

10:42 PM

Hehe.

It is true though that cooking is faster if you can mess the whole kitchen up.

MrHen

Aw... I just rep capped. That should make me feel happy but I think most of the points came from a technically incorrect answer. :P

@Cerberus :(

Cerberus

Still, congrats!

MrHen

Thanks.

@Cerberus I don't mind cleaning, actually. I find it relatively relaxing.

Cerberus

Hah!

I hate it.

MrHen

So even dirty cooks get a pass if they leave when I start cleaning

Cerberus

10:44 PM

I'll cook, you clean.

MrHen

@Cerberus Hmm... I travel, clean; you cook...

Cerberus

Yeah well... I won't be profiting from your travelling.

You may just as well not travel.

MrHen

@Cerberus Aw... traveling sounds more exciting than cleaning.

Cerberus

It's your time! I don't care how you divide it, as long as the cleaning gets done!

MrHen

@Cerberus Fair enough.

Okay, I'm out.

Cerberus

11:17 PM

Adios!

kiamlaluno

Hasta la vista!

(I will never understand what hasta means. I hope it doesn't mean pole.)

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