1. The pavement is gorgeous. I believe they re-pave the roads in France every three months. Chip-seal is outlawed.
2. Everything in France is small and cute. Their cars, their trucks, , their beds, their roads, their coffee..
3. The French take their bread seriously. And their wine. And their water (every bar it has a tap for it in the middle of the beer taps). They could care less about time, however.
4. Gas is much cheaper, but it takes a lot more of it to fill your tank.
5. Miles are much shorter. They call them kilometres, which I assume means mini-miles. It takes a lot of them to get from col to col.
6. Miguel Indurain does not bike the Col d'Ispeguy any more often than Bob Roll bikes Coal Bank Pass.
7. If you order escargot, you'll be eating snails (gross!)
8. Winding mountain roads are evening windier. Apparently tiny cars can negotiate curves better than 10,000 pound SUV's.
9. Shoulders on roads are not necessary when you can fit five cars across a 2-lane road. If your car breaks down just leave it in the middle of the road. Same for parking.
10. You really don't need a pickup truck to commute to an office job.
11. The wine is very very good.
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