Nettles in French means "OUCH!"

I went for a bike ride today, which if I haven't said before, is not really my mode of transportation.  Anywho, we had to port our bikes across a river and when we were riding through a particularly tiny patch of trail, I got stuck by the evil nettles!!  It takes a whole day for the sting to stop.  I suppose poison ivy is the trade off in The States.  I'm grateful there is no poison ivy in Europe since I am highly allergic.  But as I was saying, I was so distressed by the nettles that we had to stop for a cafe to calm my nerves....hahahaha! Life is good in the Loire :)