France's President Francois Hollande has headed off on vacation this year by train – not plane – in a break with his flashy predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy.
Frugally-minded Hollande, who promised during spring's presidential campaign to save money by catching trains, took high-speed rail on Thursday from Paris with his girlfriend, Valerie Trierweiler.
They're headed for the Fort de Bregancon, an official retreat in southeastern France. They traveled first class. But it's a stark contrast from the unpopular Sarkozy, who was criticized for vacationing using a Dassault Falcon 7X jet and an Airbus dubbed "Air Sarko One."
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