WOW. That is one old fireplace. How cool. I *love* Le Bon Coin! It provided me with a glass-top coffee table that perfectly fitted my 3-D mountain map of the Alps for just €25 after being quoted hundreds to thousands, depending on wood quality. Errr, I’m moving back to Aus one day: I’ll be dumping the coffee table (probably on Le Bon Coin) and saving the map!
Fraussie
December 20th, 2011 at 11:14 pm
Let me know when you’re selling the coffee table – I’m sure I have a perfect map to go with it! I just read your post on the unacceptable parcel. I see I’m not the only one with a love-hate relationship with the French post-office!
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