The Search Continues
It has been over a year since we began searching through listings and researching different regions of France, hunting for a shabby but charming countryside home. Something in need of love, but not too far gone.
We have pored over countless listings and gone on several home tours. We’ve even made an offer or two. Along the way we’ve learned some valuable lessons. Our criteria--and our list of questions--has grown longer and more detailed.
Lay of the Land
For those unfamiliar with Paris—or with how the city fits into the wider map of France—it helps to know about our layered public transit system, which is constantly being remodeled and expanded. The three main layers of rail travel here are the Paris Metro, the TER, and the TGV.
The Metro is without question the most iconic. Just saying the name conjures images of white-tiled tunnels with arched ads, and well-worn subway cars rattling through the dark while the Eiffel Tower’s spotlight swings its nightly arc over the city, keeping watch.
But the layer I want to focus on here is the TER—Transport Express Régional…