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Sat 07 Jul 2009A city the French adore
A car-free historic core, great public parks and all very well kept, Christina Rebuffet- Broadus was impressed with Montpellier
THE FRENCH seem to have a love-hate affair with their native country. If a Frenchman isn’t cursing the cars in front of him at the €18 Autoroute du Soleil toll booth he’s gushing about all the greatness to be found within his own borders. And then belly- aching about how bad it’s gotten since the Socialists lost power.
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