woolsocksandsandals t1_jd1ojyq wrote on March 21, 2023 at 4:41 AM

What are you hoping to experience?

wojtekthesoldierbear OP t1_jd2pstf wrote on March 21, 2023 at 12:37 PM

A nice bakery/cafe, a museum of some sort. My wife is Ukrainian but really enjoys French things so I wanted to at least see if there is somewhere local we could take a trip to.

occasional_cynic t1_jd2sns8 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 1:01 PM

Go to Quebec. New England's French heritage has long faded, and the Quebecois immigrants have been integrated for nearly three generations.

Also, Quebec City is one of the hidden jewels of North America, and is only a five and a half hour drive from Manchester. You will love it.

PiermontVillage t1_jd31p3o wrote on March 21, 2023 at 2:10 PM

Stay at the Chateau Frontenac, hire a guide for a walking tour of the old city, have dinner at the Le Café du Monde, ride a toboggan on the boardwalk, and generally dig the scene.

Bertob15 t1_jd2tnjb wrote on March 21, 2023 at 1:09 PM

Seconded, went last September. It was a great time, beautiful city and plenty to see, very European-esque.

NHGuy t1_jd3ddym wrote on March 21, 2023 at 3:30 PM

This is the best answer

redvis5574 t1_jd343lf wrote on March 21, 2023 at 2:27 PM

So you can’t be bothered to go to Quebec? Um yeah that’s smart. There’s a French restaurant in Norway Maine that has escargot on the menu, seems to be about your speed.

wojtekthesoldierbear OP t1_jd3icjj wrote on March 21, 2023 at 4:02 PM

You've willfully misrepresented or purposefully misunderstood... Everything, really.

[deleted] t1_jd3cbij wrote on March 21, 2023 at 3:23 PM

Quebec is local my dude. Go hiking in the Whites in the summer, and it’s almost inevitable you’ll run into a French speaking visitor. They clearly think it’s local…