Driving

I've got to mention a comparison between driving (on the motorways) in France and England.
England, particularly in the south, is a nightmare. The roads are massively overcrowded and once or twice I actually felt scared. And I don't scare easily. Don't forget, I live with Jan, so a little physical violence and scaring (should that be scarring?) is nothing to me.
The M25 is, as has been previously described, 'the road to hell.'
In contrast the motorways in France are an absolute pleasure to drive on. Set cruise control to your desired speed, point the car to your desired destination and wake up when you get there. Excellent.
The only major caveat is having to deal with those fuckwits in Brussels.Why, oh why, does every motorway in France have to have an additional (and sometimes two) 'European' road numbers? The same bunch of highly paid, useless idiots who couldn't set up a European currency without remembering that everyone in Greece, Italy and Spain retires at the age of 12. And earlier if the weather is too hot!
Not naming any names, I know a woman who works for one of those countries in a senior regional governmental position. She takes time off whenever she wants and spends months visiting her daughter in the US whenever she feels like it and nobody misses her at work.
You pay for this mes braves!