Riots and CDG Travels
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If you make it to Strasbourg, also consider the little towns up and down the Route du Vin to Colmar. All of these towns have excellent Christmas markets.
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I'm already looking carefully at my little Paris break in May. France is my favorite place in the world, but I wouldn't dream of visiting a place where there is any social unrest at all. With so many cool places to see, why take a chance? My base concern, I think, is that I might not understand what's going on quickly enough, as I would in an American city.
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Thanks everyone, this is super helpful. Yeah, we're not the type that want to hit all the tourist spots--my wife just likes to take a trip somewhere around Christmas time to get in the spirit and so we thought Paris could be a good spot to do so. Will keep an eye on things and hope we can steer clear. If not, to Strasbourg we go!
Yes, Toulouse, Aix, Marseilles, Nice, other French Riviera towns, Dijon, Lyon, Caen, Auch, Bordeaux, Tours......
Is there more to Germany than just Berlin?
Some have excellent food.
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I'm already looking carefully at my little Paris break in May. France is my favorite place in the world, but I wouldn't dream of visiting a place where there is any social unrest at all. With so many cool places to see, why take a chance? My base concern, I think, is that I might not understand what's going on quickly enough, as I would in an American city.