Irina,

Why do I think everyone's getting all worked up over something most of us would not even have known about if not for the internet posting here, though posting it was a good thing for most people to read about it, and that chances are very good it will be over by this evening or tomorrow night at the latest?

Do you remember any lasting longer than that, Irina? I do feel sorry for those who were actually inconvenienced - like the people who live there and actually HAVE to get out, but they've always made allowances for fire and medical emergency responders and the like so it really isn't a safety thing as far as I know.

Its the way things are often done there - nothing new, and as far as I can tell, nothing illegal by French side island law. Inconvenient? Yes! And particularly so to visitors who don't get it, but it is what it is. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />