La Bicyclette Bleue

You will be very much welcomed. You will be given a double room (top floor) and your own shower room (first floor) although some night will have to be spent in the caravan on our land (depending on which rooms are occupied by paying guests) Communal areas are the open stable area and gardens, garden room and stable room. There will be three meals/snacks a day and will have the freedom of the kitchen to make hot drinks etc.
The house is a traditional Normandy "coeur de ferme" and dates back to between 1789 and 1807. We have approximately an acre of land.

We are an Anglo/French couple. Freddy is from Nimes in the south of France and lived in the uk for 25 years and Neil is English. We have been together for almost 20 years now and we moved to Normandy from the uk almost six years ago. We consider ourselves as Europeans. We both speak fluent English, Neil is learning French and Freddy also speaks fluent Spanish and very good Portuguese as well as passable Italian. Neil studied art and Interior design, upcycles furniture and is a trained Health and Safety professional and Freddy worked in Export for many years and has a love for music. He runs a weekly French class for English speakers and directs a community singing group. We have also both acted, directed and written plays and received awards for all three. We have two dogs, two cats and six chickens. We are very flexible in our approach and we hope that you will be equally flexible.


Avaliações

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Anfitrião & Equipe

4.0

Horas & Atividades

3.5

Hostel

4.0

Aprendizado & Diversão

4.0

Brasil

1

Talk with the hosts as much as possible before go

1 dia atrás


Neil respondeu

We fulfilled our side of the agreement. We gave you accomodation and food while you were here. We also gave you two days off and took you to Caen for the day as well as taking you to dinner at at our friend's house. You were late arriving, left early - you were here for almost a week when you should have been here for two weeks, you didn't start on time, tended to finish early every day and worked very slowly. I think you mis-understand the basic premise of being a volunteer.

Brasil

5

My time with Freddy and Neil was amazing. They made me feel part, not only his house, but also of the community.
We had great times together doing rides around Normandy Region during the weekends.
The food that they cook are absolutely AMAZING ! I will miss this for sure haha
The pets are lovely, full of energy and they always made me feel loved hahaha Brambles are my favorite one. haha
The work it's not so hard to do, and we have a lot of free to do other activities.
Neil and Freddy are good guys, and always ready to help and teach something new !

I will miss my time in France ! :)

mais de 1 ano atrás

Espanha

5

I can only say thank you. They are lovely people and I recommend anyone to live this experience with them. They have been very kind, familiar, generous and fun. They introduce you to their friends and make you feel like one of the family. The place is very beautiful. Furthermore, when there is time they take you to visit beautiful places and they also make you trustworthy tourist guides. The food is very good. They helped me a lot to improve my English. The animals are very beautiful. The work is very bearable and entertaining. They also help u carry out the activities. I’m going to miss them

mais de 1 ano atrás


Neil respondeu

Thank you for your lovely comments. You had to put up with quite a lot, especially as a result of the storm. We very much hope that you gained a lot from the experience of living here and of cooking, taking part in the concert. Do please keep in touch. x

Holanda

4

Neil and Freddy really welcomed me into there place. They made sure I was fine and showed me around.

The tasks where good and there was enough time to see the area. Neil and Freddy showed me some places and I could do my own thing during the weekends. I really enjoyed my time at there place. The food was AMAZING!!
Only the dogs… sorry, I’m still not used to you.

quase 2 anos atrás


Neil respondeu

We are so pleased that you enjoyed being here and we enjoyed having you here. We hope you will keep in touch, tell us what is happening in your life and visit us again some time. You became part of our community, people are already asking how you are doing.

Avoid dogs in future and only go to warm places :>)) xx

Alemanha

5

Staying with Neil and Freddy was an amazing experience. They introduce you to all their friends and I felt at home immediately. The food they cook is absolutely delicious and they make sure you have everything you need. The work can be quite exhausting but you're never working too much and it is always a lot of fun as you learn many new skills. The area is really nice, Freddy and Neil tell you a lot about the history and they take you to see some beautiful sights. Their pets are the cutest but they do have a lot of energy sometimes :)
Thank you for having me, I'm really gonna miss you.

quase 2 anos atrás


Neil respondeu

It was an absolute pleasure having you staying with us and helping us out. We missed you when you left and you are welcome back here any time.


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