Originally Posted by Katrine
So sorry she has a bad cold! Hope it disappears quickly and she really enjoys her stay. Yes, it is a beautiful region - but renowned for the cold in winter!
Now I've learned something because I didn't know about the umbrellas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurillac
I just spoke with her and she is feeling a little better. She says that her friend has an umbrella from there and they are indestructible, but expensive, I think she said 86 euros, though there are less expensive versions at about 30+ euros.
It is awesome how much one can learn when surfing the internet isn't it! I am just full of trivial tidbits of info 8-)