great reading Whirly.... I didn't even notice your thread the first days ... hmmmm
I've flown through France twice and it's reassuring to me that the problems I had accountered were not through mistakes I had made.... they were the same ones you seemed to have: no one talks to you!! I also stayed at Reims-Prunay but have very lousy memories of the place... maybe I'll get a chance to tell you some day. All I know is, after returning to Germany I breathed a sigh of relief and vowed "France: never again!! (by plane heehee)"
I didn't make it to Salzburg myself
I could have stayed at a friends place, too... oh, well..... maybe next time.
Westy