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Re: Orient pictures approximately 12-14-15
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I think it's starting to look nice also. As far as space for chairs, recent visitors have said there is not much sand in front of Club O at the moment either, so hopefully more sand will come..
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Re: Orient pictures approximately 12-14-15
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I was actually thinking the same thing. They are imposing so many silly rules regarding the use of the beaches, who knows what they might come up with next? What ever happened to PUBLIC BEACHES? <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/smashpc.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Orient pictures approximately 12-14-15
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GaKaye said: It's not like that area wasn't cramped before. Exactly !! We are usually there in August and September, and it is usually pretty crowded. I can't imagine the congestion with so little beach space.
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Re: Orient pictures approximately 12-14-15
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12/17/2015 05:31 AM
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pony600 said: What are the little white buildings in the 1st pic? Might they be for vendors selling shirts/hats/beachwear?
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Re: Orient pictures approximately 12-14-15
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SXMScubaman said: "If the chairs are going to be between the wall and the water, not too much space for walkers (tourists). Could get crowded during the high season, and get cramped."
Hope the French government don't impose the same lounger restrictions that they did in Grand Case. That could very easily happen if the beach area stays narrow. If you read the news articles which include the ruling about chairs in Grand Case, the terms illegal and unlicensed activities are used. It appears that the restaurant owners added chairs to the beach when they did not have a license to do so. In the case of Orient, the existing beach restaurants have the proper license, and the occupants of the new buildings will be granted them.
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Re: Orient pictures approximately 12-14-15
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jeepers said: One of the buildings is a shade of orange. Do we dare hope that it will be orange fever?? I dare. I dare hard.
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Re: Orient pictures approximately 12-14-15
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I thought the last story that was in the paper said that the applications for the AOT (I think they call it), for the units had to be submitted by like the end of November. You would think that they should be awarding those contracts soon!!
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Re: Orient pictures approximately 12-14-15
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Every day of 'island time' is costing these small businesses money that they will never recover..
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Re: Orient pictures approximately 12-14-15
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Correct and with high season not being nearly as long as it used to be, it hurts even worse.
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Re: Orient pictures approximately 12-14-15
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Absolutely, but it never seems to change things. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Orient pictures approximately 12-14-15
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Re: Orient pictures approximately 12-14-15
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We were there from 11/29 to 12/12 and talked to one of the previous occupants. They had received verbal notification that they would get back their location and that the construction was to be completed by 12/31 and that they would get their occupancy notification by January 1st. That being said, even if it all goes as planned, receiving your notice on January 1st still means you have to move everything back in and that takes time. I assume that some may be open by mid January.
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Re: Orient pictures approximately 12-14-15
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As someone else said, there is also things like getting everything plumbed, etc, getting water hooked up, not sure who is going to be responsible for that, the individual unit renters or the Collectivite'. Things look fairly far along, but I still doubt they will be finished by 12/31..
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